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(1) Who among the following said, “But today, war is too important to be left to politicians ! They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought” ?
(1) George Clemenceau
(2) Gen. Jack D. Ripper
(3) Christophe Jafferlot
(4) Charles De Gaulle
Answer: Gen. Jack D. Ripper
(2) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : ‘No First Use (NFU)’ incorporated in India’s Nuclear Doctrine helps to mitigate “use or lose” pressure and thereby lessers crisis of instability.

Reason (R) : India has helped the cause of its own security by having an ‘NFU’ and has rather put Pakistan in a quandary.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct at the level of strategy for India
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is an appropriate explanation of (A)
(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 and (R) is an appropriate explanation of (A)

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(3) On ideological basis, which one of the following is not related to the causes of war ?
(1) Militarism
(2) Nationalism
(3) Economic Imperialism
(4) Hype on social media
Answer: Hype on social media
(4) Henderson Brooks Report is related to which one of the following ?
(1) India-China War of 1962
(2) Kargil War
(3) Liberation of Goa
(4) India-Pakistan War of 1971
Answer: India-China War of 1962
(5) Which one of the following is not a ‘peace-building’ technique ?
(1) Social and economic development
(2) Democratisation and observance of Fundamental human rights
(3) Elimination of all sorts of gender or racial discrimination
(4) Mobilisation of scarce resources for military-industrial complex
Answer: Mobilisation of scarce resources for military-industrial complex
(6) Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Technology is a force-multiplier in the contemporary world order.

Reason (R) : Whether it is the battlefield or day-to-day functioning in public or private sector, it is the technology that can improve human efficiency and judgement in combating threats and establishing order.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
(7) When was Palestinian Authority broken into two-Fatah-ruled Palestinian National Authority and Hamas in Gaza ?
(1) 1993
(2) 2007
(3) 2014
(4) 2013
Answer: 2007
(8) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) of Dec. 22, 1989 is also known as
(1) Agenda 21
(2) Earth Summit
(3) Rio Declaration
(4) Kyoto Protocol
Answer: Earth Summit
(9) Which of the following is an external determinant of a Defence Budget ?
(1) National Interest
(2) Threat Perception
(3) Commitment to Ideology
(4) Technological Ability
Answer: Threat Perception
(10) One of the fundamental principles of defence economics is that
(1) All expenditure on defence forces are wasteful
(2) Till universal and perpetual peace is established, there is a need to incur defence expenditure
(3) Defence expenditure must be adequate to maintain the security of a Nation-State
(4) Defence expenditure is a necessary necessity
Answer: Defence expenditure is a necessary necessity
(11) ‘Star War’ is a nick name for
(1) Strategic defence initiative
(2) World wide TV transmission
(3) Interplanetary Radiation
(4) Debris falling from planets
Answer: Strategic defence initiative
(12) Which one of the following is one of the integral component of the process of confidence building measures ?
(1) Negotiations on equal terms
(2) Absence of inimical postures and prevalence of transparency in relations
(3) Third party mediation
(4) Stable security as a condition for confidence building
Answer: Absence of inimical postures and prevalence of transparency in relations
(13) Arrange the following gallantry awards in order of hierarchy and choose the correct code :
(1) Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra
(2) Param Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Mahavir Chakra
(3) Param Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra
(4) Param Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Ashok Chakra
Answer: Param Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra
(14) Which one of the following is not indigenous Missiles of India ?
(1) Shaheen
(2) Prithvi
(3) Agni
(4) Akash
Answer: Shaheen
(15) Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : After the War of Independence of 1857, the British government stopped undertaking legal measures to bring about social reforms in India.

Reason (R) : The British believed that their measures of social reforms had been a major cause of the War of Independence.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is not
(4) Neither (A) nor (R) are true
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)

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