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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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