Defence Studies Questions and Answers Set 30 | Defence Studies Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

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

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Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

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

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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

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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

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Answer: Ronald Reagon

6 India and Vietnam signed the strategic partnership in the year :

1 2007

2 2008

3 2006

4 2009

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Answer: N. Khruschev

14 In which year Japan withdraw from League of nations :

1 1933

2 1935

3 1942

4 1945

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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

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