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(1) The UN Secretary-General, who presented the idea of ‘An Agenda for Peace’
(1) Boutros-Boutros Ghali
(2) Kofi Annan
(3) Ban Ki Moon
(4) U-Thant
Answer: Boutros-Boutros Ghali
(2) Who among the following defined war as a “legal condition which equally permits two or more hostile groups to carry on a conflict by armed forces.” ?
(1) J.U. Nef
(2) H. Nickerson
(3) Quincy Wright
(4) Clausewitz
Answer: Quincy Wright

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(3) Who among the following said, “Know your enemy, know yourself, then you have not to bother for hundred battles to come” ?
(1) Kautilya
(2) Mao Tse Tung
(3) Sun Tzu
(4) W. Gibson
Answer: Sun Tzu
(4) Which one of the following is not encompassed in sub-conventional warfare ?
(1) Terrorism
(2) Insurgency
(3) Ethnic violence
(4) Cloud seeding
Answer: Cloud seeding
(5) Which one of the following countries is not threatened by China’s Air Defence Identification Zone in the East China Sea ?
(1) South Korea
(2) North Korea
(3) Japan
(4) Taiwan
Answer: North Korea
(6) Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : No nation enjoys absolute security, it is only relative in the changing global strategic scenario.

Reason (R) : It is due to the efforts of the relative freedom from harmful threats and challenges emanating from internal and external sources.

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
(7) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Global rules are required to manage responses to issues such as ozone depletion, climate change and international movement of hazardous materials.

Reason (R) : Environmental issues are linked intrinsically to international peace and security issues and require global solutions.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of (A)
(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, but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of (A)
(8) Following battles were fought on the Indian soil under different span of times. Arrange these battles in the chronological order of their occurrence with the help of the code given below :

I. Battle of Somnath

II. Battle of Tarain

III. First Battle of Panipat

IV. Battle of Haldighati

Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV
(2) II, III, I, IV
(3) III, IV, II, I
(4) IV, II, I, II
Answer: I, II, III, IV
(9) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Veto provision of the UN Charter was greatly misused during the Cold War period.

Reason (R) : Restructuring of U.N. is to depolarise and democratise the Security Council.

(1) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct
(2) Both (A) & (R) are correct, but (A) can not be premise of (R)
(3) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect
(4) Both (A) & (R) are correct and (A) is proper premise of (R)
Answer: Both (A) & (R) are correct and (A) is proper premise of (R)
(10) “The treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water” is related to which of the following ?
(1) Test-ban Treaty
(2) Comprehensive Test-ban Treaty
(3) Partial Test-ban Treaty
(4) Threshold Test-ban Treaty
Answer: Partial Test-ban Treaty
(11) The process that results in the formation of acid rain generally begins with emission into the atmosphere of
(1) Sulphur Dioxide
(2) Nitrogen Dioxide
(3) Both (A) and (B)
(4) Carbon Dioxide
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
(12) Geo-politics is a science of relationship of Politics with Geography through strategy. It, therefore, deals with
(1) Military Geography and Politics separately
(2) Strategy and Politics separately
(3) Defence & Security problems
(4) Use of political power over a given territory
Answer: Use of political power over a given territory
(13) Which of the following is not the purpose UNO was established as laid down in article I of the Charter ?
(1) To maintain International Peace & Security
(2) To develop friendly relations among nations
(3) To achieve international co-operation
(4) To offer military assistance to nation-states
Answer: To offer military assistance to nation-states
(14) Arrange the following Republic Day National Awards in order of their seniority and choose the correct code :
(1) Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan Padma Shri
(2) Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan
(3) Bharat Ratna, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan
(4) Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan
Answer: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan Padma Shri
(15) Which of the following organization has Prime Minister as its chairman ?
(1) DRDO
(2) U.P.S.C.
(3) Nuclear Energy Commission
(4) Political Affairs Committee
Answer: Political Affairs Committee

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