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Defence Studies Objective Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Defence Studies MCQs Set 30

(1) A geographical enclave is referred to as which one of the following :
(1) It is a piece of land forcibly held by one country
(2) It is a piece of land given willingly by one country
(3) It is a piece of land held by one country, but lying in the territory of another
(4) It is a piece of land held by one country, but surrounded on three sides by water
Answer: It is a piece of land held by one country, but lying in the territory of another
(2) “History has shown that whatever power controls the Indian Ocean has, in the first instance, India’s sea - borne trade at her mercy and, in the second, India’s very independence itself.” Who among the following made the above statement ?
(1) Admiral S.M. Nanda
(2) A.K. Anthony
(3) A. T. Mahan
(4) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

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(3) ‘Flerry Cross’ - a reef is located in which of the following seas ?
(1) Lyte Gulf
(2) Philippines Sea
(3) Tasmanian Sea
(4) South China Sea
Answer: South China Sea
(4) As per an agreement between China and Pakistan, the Gwadar port in Pakistan will be under Chinese administrative control for a period of :
(1) 50 years
(2) 40 years
(3) 25 years
(4) 30 years
Answer: 40 years
(5) The ‘Strategic Defence Initiative’ was conceived during the US presidentship of which one of the following :
(1) Bill clinton
(2) Richard Nixon
(3) Jimmy carter
(4) Ronald Reagon
Answer: Ronald Reagon
(6) India and Vietnam signed the strategic partnership in the year :
(1) 2007
(2) 2008
(3) 2006
(4) 2009
Answer: 2007
(7) The strategy to prevent the expansion of soviet influence by encircling it with military alliances backed with the threat of nuclear retaliation by the united states was known as :
(1) Strategy of Annihilation
(2) Strategy of Attribution
(3) Strategy of Massive Retaliation
(4) Strategy of Containment
Answer: Strategy of Containment
(8) Which as a military training exercise, sparked a conspiracy on social media against the obama Administration about the Federal invasion against 7 US heartland states, especially Texas :
(1) Jade Helm - 15
(2) Garden Plot
(3) Soupy Mix
(4) Big Picture
Answer: Jade Helm - 15
(9) Who among of the following has been named as the first president of the BRICS Bank (renamed New Development Bank) :
(1) Leonard Moloisky
(2) Wee Lieu Zong
(3) K. V. Kamath
(4) Christina Maiele Zobian
Answer: K. V. Kamath
(10) Which one of the following South - East Asian countries does not have a territorial dispute in the South China Sea :
(1) Vietnam
(2) China
(3) Thailand
(4) Malaysia
Answer: Thailand
(11) When did the UN General Assembly’s human rights Committee approve a resolution urging the Myanmar Government to protect the rights of all inhabitants of Rakhine Province and allow “equal access to full citizenship for the Rohingya minority.”
(1) 29 December 2014
(2) 10 December 2014
(3) 20 December 2014
(4) 14 November 2015
Answer: 29 December 2014
(12) Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was adopted by the conference on Disarmament in Geneva on :
(1) 5 September 1992
(2) 3 September 1992
(3) 3 September 1993
(4) 3 January 1993
Answer: 3 September 1992
(13) Who warned during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 that “We shall bury you” ?
(1) N. Khruschev
(2) J.F. Kennedy
(3) Fidel Castro
(4) A. Gromyko
Answer: N. Khruschev
(14) In which year Japan withdraw from League of nations :
(1) 1933
(2) 1935
(3) 1942
(4) 1945
Answer: 1933
(15) Which one of the following organisations had provided intelligence inputs, to India’s Coast Guard to track the Pakistans-origin vessel on 31 Dec 2014 :
(1) The US Central Intellligence Agency (CIA)
(2) Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
(3) National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)
(4) The Indian Military Intelligence
Answer: National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)

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