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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
(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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