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Defence Studies Objective Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Defence Studies MCQs Set 22

(1) Who among the following observed that “A strong China has always been an expansionist China” ?
(1) Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel
(2) Narendra Modi
(3) J.L. Nehru
(4) Indira Gandhi
Answer: J.L. Nehru
(2) Which amongst the following province is the largest province in Pakistan ?
(1) Punjab
(2) North-West Frontier Province
(3) Waziristan
(4) Baluchistan
Answer: Baluchistan

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(3) Who amongst the following observed that “Economy of Force is the Supreme Law of successful war” ?
(1) B.H. Liddell Hart
(2) Jomini
(3) J.F.C. Fuller
(4) Chanakya
Answer: B.H. Liddell Hart
(4) Arrange the following agreements and treaties in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :

(a) Shimla Agreement

(b) Tashkant Agreement

(c) Indo-Soviet Treaty

(d) Panchsheel Agreement

Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (d), (a), (c), (b)
(3) (c), (a), (b), (d)
(4) (d), (b), (c), (a)
Answer: (d), (b), (c), (a)
(5) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion(A) : In the realm of armaments, one nation’s common sense is another’s high blood pressure.

Reason (R) : Sometimes the excessive competition in arms race brings tensions, fears and conflict amongst nation-states.

Codes :
(1) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(3) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
(6) The International Atomic Energy Agency was set up on –
(1) 28 April, 1958
(2) 29 April, 1957
(3) 30 April, 1957
(4) 29 October, 1957
Answer: 29 April, 1957
(7) Who amongst the following encapsulated the idea that “there can be few professions more ready to misunderstand each other than media and soldiers” ?
(1) S.F. Crozier
(2) Luddendorff
(3) E.G. Boring
(4) V.G. Verghese
Answer: S.F. Crozier
(8) Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : The concept that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter must be made unacceptable.

Reason (R) : Terrorist survive due to significant support from outside.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
(9) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Terrorism is an act of premeditated violence or threat to use violence.

Reason (R) : It is not like a natural disaster before which we are helpless. It is a means to achieve certain ends.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(2) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) & (R) are correct
Answer: Both (A) & (R) are correct
(10) Which one of the following was the immediate cause of the World War I ?
(1) Murder of Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria
(2) Triple Alliance
(3) Economic Depression
(4) Military Rivalry in Europe
Answer: Murder of Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria
(11) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : NATO is once again acquiring military and ideological significance. Euro Atlantic Alliance was historically founded on the principles of negation; it was the product of Soviet threat, aligned under a system of values aimed at countering this threat.

Reason (R) : Now in the era of loss of universal western values and a re-assessment of the results of globalization, it is once again the identity of negation of opposing Russian threat, whether real or imaginary.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
(12) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Military activities need to be closely co-ordinated with diplomatic actions as well as keeping communication channels open to all parties.

Reason (R) : There can be no purely military solution to the issues involved, but few political solutions are inevitable without sufficient backing by force.

Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(2) (A) and (R) are both correct
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) & (R) are not correct
Answer: (A) and (R) are both correct
(13) Which one of the following principles of war is considered as the “master principle of war” ?
(1) Surprise and Deception
(2) Economy of Force
(3) Concentration of Force
(4) Selection and Maintenance of Aim
Answer: Selection and Maintenance of Aim
(14) ‘Security Dilemma’ refers to which one of the following :
(1) Where states help in spreading instability and conflict between other states
(2) It is the dilemma a state faces when constructing national security plans
(3) A structural notion in which self-help attempts of states to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity of other nations
(4) Inclination towards the avoidance of war
Answer: A structural notion in which self-help attempts of states to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity of other nations
(15) India’s Nuclear Doctrine should be revamped because of the following :
(1) China’s strategic, tactical and theatre nuclear capabilities
(2) Pakistan’s efforts for lowering the threshold of using tactical nuclear weapons at theatre level
(3) India’s credible nuclear force requirements vis-à-vis China and Pakistan
(4) All of the above three essentials
Answer: All of the above three essentials

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