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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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