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

Assertion (A) : India is the only major power that does not have an integrated Defence Production Manual or what advanced countries call the RDA : Research, Development and Acquisition system.

Reason (R) : It only has a Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) , which overlooks R and D and domestic production and facilitates an import-oriented culture.

Code :
1 Both (A) and (R) are not correct
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
3 (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
4 (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct

Answer: (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
2 The first nuclear weapons test carried out by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in October 1964 was code-named as :
1 Project 596
2 Project-Thunder
3 Project 599
4 Project RMA

Answer: Project 596
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3 The PPP Initiative refers to which one of the following :
1 Public Policy Papers
2 Public-Private Partnerships
3 Private Procurement Production
4 Personal Production Proposals

Answer: Public-Private Partnerships
4 Who one amongst the following opined that “ a nation has security when it does not have to sacrifice its legitimate interests to avoid war and is able, if challenged, to maintain them by war” :
1 M. Howard
2 H. Bull
3 Walter Lippmann
4 Ken Booth

Answer: Walter Lippmann
5 Which one of the following is the oldest Defence Public Sector undertaking shipyard :
1 Garden Reach shipbuilders and Engineers Limited
2 Cochin Shipyard Limited
3 Hindustan Shipyard Limited
4 Mazagon Dockyard Limited

Answer: Mazagon Dockyard Limited
6 What does ‘HEAT’ stands for ?
1 High Electronic Aerial Transponder
2 High Explosive Aerial Transponder
3 High Explosive Anti Tank
4 High Electrical Anti Targeting

Answer: High Explosive Anti Tank
7 Which one of the following is not included in the Developmental expenditure of the central government :
1 Defence expenditure
2 Expenditure on economic services
3 Expenditure on social and community services
4 Grant to states

Answer: Defence expenditure
8 Which one of the following countries is collaborating with India, for the development of “Advanced Medium - Range Surface -to-Air Missile System” :
1 Israel
2 South Korea
3 USA
4 Russia

Answer: Israel
9 PAD and AAD systems are related to which one of the following :
1 Missile Launcher
2 Ballistric Missile Defence System
3 Radar System
4 Assault Rifile

Answer: Ballistric Missile Defence System
10 Which one of the following thinkers has stated that “in a world in which military conflict between major states is unlikely, economic power will be increasingly important in determining the primacy or subordination of states” :
1 Samuel P. Huntington
2 Adam Smith
3 E. H. Carr
4 F. W. Carter

Answer: Samuel P. Huntington
11 What is Greased lightning - 10 ?
1 Electric plane tested by NASA
2 Solar-powered two-seater aircraft designed by Japan
3 Space observatory Launched by China
4 Reusable rocket designed by ISRO

Answer: Electric plane tested by NASA
12 Which one of the following is the best description of INS Astradharini :
1 Amphibious warfare ship
2 Nuclear - powered submarine
3 Torpedo Launch and recovery vessel
4 Nuclear - powered air craft carrier

Answer: Torpedo Launch and recovery vessel
13 In which one of the following places ‘INS Chennai’ was launched in the year 2016 :
1 Cochin
2 Chennai
3 Vishakhapatnam
4 Mumbai

Answer: Mumbai
14 Which one of the following forums made the “Fortaleza Declaration” :
1 ASEAN
2 BRICS
3 OECD
4 WTO

Answer: BRICS
15 Which one of the following is intertwined with the Woodrow Wilson’s ‘fourteen Points’ to the study of International Relations ?
1 They are the foundation for the realist approach in International Relations
2 They are the foundations for the idealist approach in International Relations
3 They are the foundations for the gender approach in International Relations
4 They are the foundations for deterrence theories in International Relations

Answer: They are the foundations for the idealist approach in International Relations

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