Match the correct pairs using the key given below :The roles of the Indian Navy as envisaged by India's Maritime Doctrine :Column IColumn II(a) Military role(i) Defensive operations to protect own forces, territory, trade(b) Diplomatic role(ii) Use of naval forces to build friendship(c) Constabulary role(iii) Maintain good order at Sea(d) Benign role(iv) Conduct hydrographic surveys

The correct matching is (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv).India's Maritime Doctrine gives the Navy four roles:Military: combat operations to defend the country's forces, territory and trade.Diplomatic: using naval forces to build friendship, through port calls, exercises and training.Constabulary: maintaining good order at sea, against piracy, smuggling and other illegal activity.Benign: tasks where force is not involved, such as hydrographic surveys, search and rescue and disaster relief.Each role matches its own number in order, which only one option gives.

India's Foreign Policy Questions and Answers

Q: Trilateral Highway Project is a part of India's Look East Policy. Which two countries are India's partners in this project ?

The partners are Myanmar, Thailand.The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway runs from Moreh in Manipur through Myanmar to Mae Sot in Thailand, about 1,360 km, and is a flagship project of India's Look East (now Act East) policy.Bangladesh and Nepal are not on the route, and China is not a partner in the project.

Q: Which of the following is not true about the "SAGAR"-an initiative of the India ?

The key's answer is It promotes Indian Ocean as a zone of peace.SAGAR, 'Security and Growth for All in the Region', was announced by Prime Minister Modi in Mauritius in 2015. It sets out India's vision for the Indian Ocean: safeguarding India's maritime interests, building the capacity of partners, deepening economic cooperation, collective action against threats and disasters, and sustainable development.The 'Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace' is a separate, older idea, a UN General Assembly declaration of 1971 aimed at removing great-power military rivalry from the ocean. It is not a component of SAGAR, which is why the key treats it as the untrue statement.

Q: Which of the following is not a feature of India's nuclear programme ?

The one that is not a feature is Refusal to sign the Partial Test Ban Treaty.India signed the Partial Test Ban Treaty in 1963, the year it was concluded. India's refusals concern the Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996).The other features are genuine: India's early programme drew on cooperation with Canada (the CIRUS reactor) and the US (heavy water, Tarapur), it has long researched fast breeder reactors for its three-stage plan, and it carried out nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998.

Q: Which of the following statements is not true ?

The statement that is not true is India was denied the membership of the SCO.India became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in June 2017, at the Astana summit, together with Pakistan.The other statements are true. India attended SCO summits as an observer from 2005. The process of admitting India and Pakistan as full members was launched at the Ufa summit in 2015. Pakistan, like India, received full membership in 2017.

Q: During which of the following years did India NOT borrow loan from the International Monetary Fund ?

India did not borrow from the IMF in 2007, during the worldwide financial crisis.India drew on the Fund several times in the decades after independence, including a large Extended Fund Facility in 1981 and emergency loans during the balance of payments crisis of 1991, when the gold reserves were pledged. It has taken no IMF loan since the early 1990s, and it came through the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 on its own reserves.So 1961, 1981 and 1991 are all years of IMF borrowing as described in the options, and only the 2007 option describes a year without it.

Q: The SAARC Motor Vehicle Agreement was proposed in November, 2014; but could not be accepted due to objections from Pakistan. Subsequently, the same agreement was accepted in June, 2015 by four SAARC member countries under another name. Which were these countries ?

The countries were Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal.After Pakistan blocked the SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement at the Kathmandu summit of November 2014, the four eastern neighbours signed the same idea as the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement at Thimphu on 15 June 2015, named after their initials.Sri Lanka, an island, has no road link with the others and was not a party, and Afghanistan was not part of the agreement. Each other option includes one of those two countries.

Q: Which of the following are the elements of the Gujral Doctrine ? Answer using the key given below :(a) Principle of non-reciprocity(b) Peaceful resolution of bilateral disputes(c) Non-use of nuclear weapons against South Asian neighbours(d) Promoting trade within South Asia

The elements are (a) and (b), so the answer is (a) and (b).The Gujral Doctrine, set out by I. K. Gujral in 1996-97, had five principles: with neighbours such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, India would not ask for reciprocity but give what it could in good faith; no South Asian country should let its territory be used against another; none should interfere in another's internal affairs; all should respect one another's territorial integrity and sovereignty; and disputes should be settled through peaceful bilateral negotiations.Non-use of nuclear weapons against neighbours and the promotion of trade within South Asia were not among the five principles, so options containing (c) or (d) are wrong.

Q: India launched the Vision Document for the Asia-Africa Growth corridor in May 2017. Which country is the partner of India is this project ?

India's partner in the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor is Japan.The vision document for the corridor was released in May 2017 at the African Development Bank meeting in Gandhinagar. It grew out of the joint statement of Prime Ministers Modi and Abe in 2016 and was seen as an India-Japan plan for development, connectivity and capacity building linking Asia and Africa, often compared with China's Belt and Road Initiative.The United States, Indonesia and Australia are partners of India in other settings, such as the Quad, but none of them was a partner in this project.

Q: Which of the following is not an element of the India-US Nuclear Deal ?

The item that was not part of the deal is the closure of 'military' plants.Under the India-US civil nuclear initiative (2005-2008), India separated its nuclear facilities into civilian and military ones (printed in the paper as 'Civilian' and 'Nuclear'), placed the civilian facilities under IAEA safeguards, and signed an India-specific safeguards agreement with the IAEA, after which the Nuclear Suppliers Group granted a waiver in 2008.India's military facilities were kept outside safeguards and remained open, preserving its strategic programme. No closure was required, so the other three options describe real elements of the deal.

21.

Trilateral Highway Project is a part of India's Look East Policy. Which two countries are India's partners in this project ?

A.Bangladesh, Myanmar
B.Myanmar, Thailand
C.Bangladesh, Nepal
D.Myanmar, China

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: B

The partners are Myanmar, Thailand.

The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway runs from Moreh in Manipur through Myanmar to Mae Sot in Thailand, about 1,360 km, and is a flagship project of India's Look East (now Act East) policy.

Bangladesh and Nepal are not on the route, and China is not a partner in the project.

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22.

Which of the following is not true about the "SAGAR"-an initiative of the India ?

A.It is the acronym of "Security and Growth for all in the region"
B.It is a clear, high-level articulation of India's vision for the Indian Ocean
C.It includes deepening economic co-operation in the region
D.It promotes Indian Ocean as a zone of peace

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: D

The key's answer is It promotes Indian Ocean as a zone of peace.

SAGAR, 'Security and Growth for All in the Region', was announced by Prime Minister Modi in Mauritius in 2015. It sets out India's vision for the Indian Ocean: safeguarding India's maritime interests, building the capacity of partners, deepening economic cooperation, collective action against threats and disasters, and sustainable development.

The 'Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace' is a separate, older idea, a UN General Assembly declaration of 1971 aimed at removing great-power military rivalry from the ocean. It is not a component of SAGAR, which is why the key treats it as the untrue statement.

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23.

Which of the following is not a feature of India's nuclear programme ?

A.Collaboration with US and Canada in the early period
B.Research on Fast Breeder Reactors
C.Refusal to sign the Partial Test Ban Treaty
D.Two nuclear tests, 1974 and 1998

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The one that is not a feature is Refusal to sign the Partial Test Ban Treaty.

India signed the Partial Test Ban Treaty in 1963, the year it was concluded. India's refusals concern the Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996).

The other features are genuine: India's early programme drew on cooperation with Canada (the CIRUS reactor) and the US (heavy water, Tarapur), it has long researched fast breeder reactors for its three-stage plan, and it carried out nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998.

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24.

Which of the following statements is not true ?

A.India has been attending the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation Summits (SCO) as an observer since 2005
B.India and Pakistan started the process of full membership of SCO in 2015
C.Pakistan was given full membership of the SCO in 2017
D.India was denied the membership of the SCO

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: D

The statement that is not true is India was denied the membership of the SCO.

India became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in June 2017, at the Astana summit, together with Pakistan.

The other statements are true. India attended SCO summits as an observer from 2005. The process of admitting India and Pakistan as full members was launched at the Ufa summit in 2015. Pakistan, like India, received full membership in 2017.

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25.

During which of the following years did India NOT borrow loan from the International Monetary Fund ?

A.1961 - during Second Five Year Plan
B.1981 - after the return of Mrs. Gandhi to Power
C.1991 - by pledging the national gold reserves
D.2007 - during the worldwide financial crisis

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: D

India did not borrow from the IMF in 2007, during the worldwide financial crisis.

India drew on the Fund several times in the decades after independence, including a large Extended Fund Facility in 1981 and emergency loans during the balance of payments crisis of 1991, when the gold reserves were pledged. It has taken no IMF loan since the early 1990s, and it came through the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 on its own reserves.

So 1961, 1981 and 1991 are all years of IMF borrowing as described in the options, and only the 2007 option describes a year without it.

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26.

The SAARC Motor Vehicle Agreement was proposed in November, 2014; but could not be accepted due to objections from Pakistan. Subsequently, the same agreement was accepted in June, 2015 by four SAARC member countries under another name. Which were these countries ?

A.Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
B.Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka
C.Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal
D.Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: A

The countries were Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal.

After Pakistan blocked the SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement at the Kathmandu summit of November 2014, the four eastern neighbours signed the same idea as the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement at Thimphu on 15 June 2015, named after their initials.

Sri Lanka, an island, has no road link with the others and was not a party, and Afghanistan was not part of the agreement. Each other option includes one of those two countries.

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27.

Match the correct pairs using the key given below :

The roles of the Indian Navy as envisaged by India's Maritime Doctrine :

Column I	Column II
(a) Military role	(i) Defensive operations to protect own forces, territory, trade
(b) Diplomatic role	(ii) Use of naval forces to build friendship
(c) Constabulary role	(iii) Maintain good order at Sea
(d) Benign role	(iv) Conduct hydrographic surveys

A.(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
B.(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
C.(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
D.(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: B

The correct matching is (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv).

India's Maritime Doctrine gives the Navy four roles:

Military: combat operations to defend the country's forces, territory and trade.
Diplomatic: using naval forces to build friendship, through port calls, exercises and training.
Constabulary: maintaining good order at sea, against piracy, smuggling and other illegal activity.
Benign: tasks where force is not involved, such as hydrographic surveys, search and rescue and disaster relief.

Each role matches its own number in order, which only one option gives.

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28.

Which of the following are the elements of the Gujral Doctrine ? Answer using the key given below :

(a) Principle of non-reciprocity
(b) Peaceful resolution of bilateral disputes
(c) Non-use of nuclear weapons against South Asian neighbours
(d) Promoting trade within South Asia

A.(a) and (c)
B.(b) and (d)
C.(a) and (d)
D.(a) and (b)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: D

The elements are (a) and (b), so the answer is (a) and (b).

The Gujral Doctrine, set out by I. K. Gujral in 1996-97, had five principles: with neighbours such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, India would not ask for reciprocity but give what it could in good faith; no South Asian country should let its territory be used against another; none should interfere in another's internal affairs; all should respect one another's territorial integrity and sovereignty; and disputes should be settled through peaceful bilateral negotiations.

Non-use of nuclear weapons against neighbours and the promotion of trade within South Asia were not among the five principles, so options containing (c) or (d) are wrong.

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29.

India launched the Vision Document for the Asia-Africa Growth corridor in May 2017. Which country is the partner of India is this project ?

A.United States
B.Indonesia
C.Japan
D.Australia

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: C

India's partner in the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor is Japan.

The vision document for the corridor was released in May 2017 at the African Development Bank meeting in Gandhinagar. It grew out of the joint statement of Prime Ministers Modi and Abe in 2016 and was seen as an India-Japan plan for development, connectivity and capacity building linking Asia and Africa, often compared with China's Belt and Road Initiative.

The United States, Indonesia and Australia are partners of India in other settings, such as the Quad, but none of them was a partner in this project.

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30.

Which of the following is not an element of the India-US Nuclear Deal ?

A.Separation of nuclear plants in India between "Civilian" and "Nuclear"
B.Bringing "civilian" plants under IAEA supervision
C.Closure of "military" plants
D.Signing India-specific agreement with IAEA for verification

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: C

The item that was not part of the deal is the closure of 'military' plants.

Under the India-US civil nuclear initiative (2005-2008), India separated its nuclear facilities into civilian and military ones (printed in the paper as 'Civilian' and 'Nuclear'), placed the civilian facilities under IAEA safeguards, and signed an India-specific safeguards agreement with the IAEA, after which the Nuclear Suppliers Group granted a waiver in 2008.

India's military facilities were kept outside safeguards and remained open, preserving its strategic programme. No closure was required, so the other three options describe real elements of the deal.

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