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

Assertion (A) : Asymmetrical Warfare has become an important tool of warfare in the contemporary world.

Reason (R) : In the present contemporary world, the importance of conventional warfare has been minimised.

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 true
(4) (R) is true, but (A) is not true
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(2) Which one is not the Indian Intelligence Agency ?
(1) Research and Analysis Wing
(2) National Technical Research Organization
(3) Narcotics Control Bureau
(4) Inter-Services Intelligence
Answer: Inter-Services Intelligence
(3) Which one is incorrect in respect of Balance of Power System ?
(1) Any actor or coalition that tries to assume dominance must be constrained
(2) Fighting is better than negotiation
(3) Other states are viewed as potential allies
(4) States seek their own national interests defined in terms of power
Answer: Fighting is better than negotiation
(4) Rank the world’s top military spenders in descending order :
(1) China – US – Russia – Saudi Arabia
(2) Russia – US – China – Saudi Arabia
(3) US – China – Russia – Saudi Arabia
(4) US – Russia – China – Saudi Arabia
Answer: US – China – Russia – Saudi Arabia
(5) Which one is not an intangible element of power ?
(1) Industrial Development
(2) Public support
(3) Leadership
(4) National image
Answer: Industrial Development
(6) Spykman’s theory of ‘Rimland’ is mainly a criticism on ______
(1) Sea Power Theory
(2) Land Power Theory
(3) Unified Field Theory
(4) Organic Theory of State
Answer: Land Power Theory
(7) The concept of ‘Zone of Peace’ was first mooted in UN in
(1) 1971
(2) 1972
(3) 1969
(4) 1970
Answer: 1971
(8) Which one of the following countries is not a member of Non-Aligned Movement ?
(1) India
(2) Yugoslavia
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Australia
Answer: Australia
(9) Which one of the following para-military forces guards the various civilian airports in India ?
(1) BSF
(2) CISF
(3) CRPF
(4) NDRF
Answer: CISF
(10) Who among the following authors have written the history of Second World War ?
(1) B.H. Liddle Hart
(2) Carl Von Clausewitz
(3) Henry Kissinger
(4) Stephen Cohen
Answer: B.H. Liddle Hart
(11) Recently India has raised cap in FDI in defence sector from ______ to ______.
(1) 20 percent to 49 percent
(2) 25 percent to 51 percent
(3) 26 percent to 49 percent
(4) 30 percent to 51 percent
Answer: 26 percent to 49 percent
(12) Which one of the following countries is known for sponsoring cross-border terrorism ?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Pakistan
(4) Syria
Answer: Pakistan
(13) Which one among the following countries that has not signed the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty but possesses nuclear weapons ?
(1) France
(2) China
(3) Australia
(4) India
Answer: India
(14) Find the correct chronological order (earliest to present) of important events of Cold War period. Use the code given below :
(1) Congo Crisis – Cuban Missile Crisis – Korean War – Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan
(2) Korean War – Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan – Cuban Missile Crisis – Congo Crisis
(3) Congo Crisis – Cuban Missiles Crisis – Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan – Korean War
(4) Korean War – Congo Crisis – Cuban Missile Crisis – Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan
Answer: Korean War – Congo Crisis – Cuban Missile Crisis – Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan
(15) Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi is the head of which one of the following Terrorist Organizations ?
(1) Al Qaeda
(2) Al Jihad
(3) Jaish-e-Mohammad
(4) ISIS
Answer: ISIS

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