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Defence Studies Objective Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Defence Studies MCQs Set 24

Questions
1 Which one of the following is a phenomenal post-Cold War development ?
1 Decline of US hegemony and rise of Reformist Russia
2 expenditure on economic services
3 Decline of Chinese economic power
4 Decline of India as a global power

Answer: Decline of US hegemony and rise of Reformist Russia
2 China has recently deployed fighter aircrafts and a battery of surface-to-air missiles on which one of the following islands in the disputed South China Sea ?
1 Yongxing Islands
2 Xisha Islands
3 Parcel Islands
4 Xinxua Islands

Answer: Yongxing Islands
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3 Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :

I. Operation Jeronimo

II. Operation Badr

III. Operation Parakram

IV. Operation Blue Star

Codes :
1 II, IV, III, I
2 I, II, III, IV
3 II, III, IV, I
4 III, I, IV, II

Answer: II, IV, III, I
4 What are the ways as discussed in the Arthashastra written by Kautilya on the basis of which a person might be a slave ?

(i) By birth

(ii) By selling oneself voluntarily

(iii) After being prisoner of war

(iv) After getting punishment from court

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1 (i) only
2 (iii) and (iv) only
3 (i), (ii) and (iii) only
4 (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) only

Answer: (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
5 The security dilemma for realist understanding of world politics is significant for one of the following :
1 Very important, as it determines how, or if, a balance of power emerges
2 Very important, as it determines if balance of power emerges naturally or must be constructed
3 Important, but not crucial to realist understandings of world politics
4 It determines how, if, a balance of power emerges and it determines if balance of power emerges naturally or must be constructed

Answer: It determines how, if, a balance of power emerges and it determines if balance of power emerges naturally or must be constructed
6 Arrange the following military thinkers in their correct chronological time sequence :
1 Kautilya, Jomin, Mahan, Douhet
2 Douhet, Mahan, Kautilya, Jomini
3 Mahan, Kautilya, Jomini, Douhet
4 Jomini, Douhet, Mahan, Kautilya

Answer: Kautilya, Jomin, Mahan, Douhet
7 Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and use the code given below :

Assertion (A) : Nature-states remain the primary actors in world affairs and their behaviour is shaped by the pursuit of power and wealth, but it is also shaped by cultural preferences, communities and differences.

Reason (R) : We know who we are only when we know who we are not and often only when we know whom we are against.

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

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
8 The system theory in International Relations is propagated by which one of the following :
1 David Easton
2 Mortan Kaplan
3 K. Subrahmanyam
4 Robert Dahl

Answer: Mortan Kaplan
9 According to the freedom from fear understanding, the core of human security is embodied in which of the following :
1 The UN Charter
2 US Security Doctrine
3 Soviet Security Doctrine
4 International Monetary Fund

Answer: The UN Charter
10 Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : The United States is a sole super power in the World today, but it would be too simplistic to describe the global system as unipolar.

Reason (R) : The growing importance of China and reemergence of Russia does not warrant use of the label of Unipolarity to the existing structure of power in the world.

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
11 During the tenure of which Governer-General of India the annexation of Sindh had taken place :
1 Auckland
2 Napier
3 Henary Laurence
4 Ellenborough

Answer: Ellenborough
12 Which UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria was demolished by the ISIS terrorists ?
1 Ancient Bosra Site
2 Site of Palmyra
3 Ancient Aleppo site
4 Ancient Village of Northern Syria

Answer: Site of Palmyra
13 Arrange the sequence of the following wars in ascending order and use the codes given below :

(a) Suez Canal Crisis

(b) Gulf War

(c) Falkland War

(d) Korean War

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

Answer: (d), (a), (c), (b)
14 ‘Stuxnet’ is used as a weapon in which one of the following warfare :
1 Chemical warfare
2 Biological warfare
3 Cyber warfare
4 Land warfare

Answer: Cyber warfare
15 The Regional Counter-terrorism structure of the SCO is located in :
1 Beijing
2 Tashkent
3 Almaty
4 Ashgabat

Answer: Tashkent

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