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(1) Which one of the following was the major source of Chandra Gupta’s military administration ?
(1) Indica
(2) Arthashastra
(3) Fa-Hien’s account
(4) Thirukkural
Answer: Arthashastra
(2) Who among the following is known as Machiavelli of India ?
(1) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(2) Ashok the Great
(3) Samudra Gupta
(4) Kautilya
Answer: Kautilya

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(3) For realists, power is considered as one of the following :
(1) Power is based on economic strength.
(2) Power is a irrational concept.
(3) Power is a ambiguous concept.
(4) Power is a relational as well as a relative concept.
Answer: Power is a relational as well as a relative concept.
(4) The concept of “One for All, All for One” relates to which one of the following models of international security :
(1) Democratic peace
(2) Collective security
(3) World government
(4) Disarmed
Answer: Collective security
(5) Which one of the following is not considered as the element of national power ?
(1) National will
(2) Territory
(3) Population
(4) Policy Prescriptions
Answer: Policy Prescriptions
(6) Who among the following thinkers stated that “Non-alignment is the third Bloc” ?
(1) J.L. Nehru
(2) H. Kissinger
(3) M. Breacher
(4) K.P. Mishra
Answer: H. Kissinger
(7) Who among the following thinkers stated that “National Security is relative freedom from harmful threats” ?
(1) I. Bellany
(2) J. Mroz
(3) H. Kissinger
(4) A. Wolfers
Answer: J. Mroz
(8) The provisions, deployment and use of military resources in a given strategic environment can be encapsulated as which one of the following ?
(1) Military Alliance
(2) Defence Policy
(3) Strategic Doctrine
(4) Strategic partnership
Answer: Defence Policy
(9) ‘Security Community’ is referred to as one of the following :
(1) A group of states cooperate to manage their disputes and avoid war.
(2) A group of people who become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community.
(3) A group of states whose primary security concern link together closely.
(4) All of the options given are correct.
Answer: A group of people who become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community.
(10) Which one of the following strategic theories was propounded by Karlvon Clausewitz ?
(1) Push to the Utmost
(2) Expending torrents
(3) Strategic paralysis
(4) Massive Retaliation
Answer: Push to the Utmost
(11) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) for the code given below :

Assertion (A) : Series of conflicts from the Balkans to Sri Lanka were resolved through the use of force.

Reason (R) : Instead, in case of Karabakh conflict between Armenia & Azerbaijan, the key determinants will be a balance of force and interest, which will not necessarily lead to either a full unfreezing of the conflict or fall resolution of it.

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 not correct but (R) is correct.
(4) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of (A).
(12) Which among the following are the conflicting parties in the Nagorno – Karabakh conflict ?
(1) Armenia – Azerbaijan
(2) Georgia – Russia
(3) Ukraine – Russia
(4) Azerbaijan – Russia
Answer: Armenia – Azerbaijan
(13) Which one of the following is not a Chinese initiative in the changing geo-political and geo-strategic architecture of the world ?
(1) String of Pearls
(2) New Silk route
(3) Maritime Silk Road
(4) Development for business partnership
Answer: Development for business partnership
(14) Who among the following, defined war as “organized violence carried on by political units against each other” ?
(1) Hedley Bull
(2) Quincy Wright
(3) Carl Von Clausewitz
(4) Raymond Aron
Answer: Hedley Bull
(15) Re-unification of Crimea with the Russian federation occurred in the year :
(1) 2014
(2) 2013
(3) 2012
(4) 2011
Answer: 2014

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