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Defence Studies Objective Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Defence Studies MCQs Set 22

Questions
1 Who among the following observed that “A strong China has always been an expansionist China” ?
1 Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel
2 Narendra Modi
3 J.L. Nehru
4 Indira Gandhi

Answer: J.L. Nehru
2 Which amongst the following province is the largest province in Pakistan ?
1 Punjab
2 North-West Frontier Province
3 Waziristan
4 Baluchistan

Answer: Baluchistan
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3 Who amongst the following observed that “Economy of Force is the Supreme Law of successful war” ?
1 B.H. Liddell Hart
2 Jomini
3 J.F.C. Fuller
4 Chanakya

Answer: B.H. Liddell Hart
4 Arrange the following agreements and treaties in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :

(a) Shimla Agreement

(b) Tashkant Agreement

(c) Indo-Soviet Treaty

(d) Panchsheel Agreement

Codes :
1 (a), (b), (c), (d)
2 (d), (a), (c), (b)
3 (c), (a), (b), (d)
4 (d), (b), (c), (a)

Answer: (d), (b), (c), (a)
5 Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion(A) : In the realm of armaments, one nation’s common sense is another’s high blood pressure.

Reason (R) : Sometimes the excessive competition in arms race brings tensions, fears and conflict amongst nation-states.

Codes :
1 (A) is correct and (R) is not correct
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is not correct and (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are not correct

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
6 The International Atomic Energy Agency was set up on –
1 28 April, 1958
2 29 April, 1957
3 30 April, 1957
4 29 October, 1957

Answer: 29 April, 1957
7 Who amongst the following encapsulated the idea that “there can be few professions more ready to misunderstand each other than media and soldiers” ?
1 S.F. Crozier
2 Luddendorff
3 E.G. Boring
4 V.G. Verghese

Answer: S.F. Crozier
8 Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : The concept that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter must be made unacceptable.

Reason (R) : Terrorist survive due to significant support from outside.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are correct
2 (A) is correct and (R) is not correct
3 Both (A) and (R) are not correct
4 (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
9 Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Terrorism is an act of premeditated violence or threat to use violence.

Reason (R) : It is not like a natural disaster before which we are helpless. It is a means to achieve certain ends.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are not correct
2 (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
3 (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) & (R) are correct

Answer: Both (A) & (R) are correct
10 Which one of the following was the immediate cause of the World War I ?
1 Murder of Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria
2 Triple Alliance
3 Economic Depression
4 Military Rivalry in Europe

Answer: Murder of Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria
11 Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : NATO is once again acquiring military and ideological significance. Euro Atlantic Alliance was historically founded on the principles of negation; it was the product of Soviet threat, aligned under a system of values aimed at countering this threat.

Reason (R) : Now in the era of loss of universal western values and a re-assessment of the results of globalization, it is once again the identity of negation of opposing Russian threat, whether real or imaginary.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are correct
2 Both (A) and (R) are not correct
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
12 Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Military activities need to be closely co-ordinated with diplomatic actions as well as keeping communication channels open to all parties.

Reason (R) : There can be no purely military solution to the issues involved, but few political solutions are inevitable without sufficient backing by force.

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
2 (A) and (R) are both correct
3 (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) & (R) are not correct

Answer: (A) and (R) are both correct
13 Which one of the following principles of war is considered as the “master principle of war” ?
1 Surprise and Deception
2 Economy of Force
3 Concentration of Force
4 Selection and Maintenance of Aim

Answer: Selection and Maintenance of Aim
14 ‘Security Dilemma’ refers to which one of the following :
1 Where states help in spreading instability and conflict between other states
2 It is the dilemma a state faces when constructing national security plans
3 A structural notion in which self-help attempts of states to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity of other nations
4 Inclination towards the avoidance of war

Answer: A structural notion in which self-help attempts of states to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity of other nations
15 India’s Nuclear Doctrine should be revamped because of the following :
1 China’s strategic, tactical and theatre nuclear capabilities
2 Pakistan’s efforts for lowering the threshold of using tactical nuclear weapons at theatre level
3 India’s credible nuclear force requirements vis-à-vis China and Pakistan
4 All of the above three essentials

Answer: All of the above three essentials

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