Defence Studies Objective Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Defence Studies MCQs Set 31

Questions
1 When did the US President Barack Obama and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a joint statement to upgrade ‘Malabar Exercise’ :
1 26 January 2015
2 27 January 2015
3 25 January 2015
4 24 January 2015

Answer: 26 January 2015
2 On which highway, will India’s first road runway is being built :
1 Delhi - Chandigarh highway
2 Delhi - Agra Yamuna expressway
3 Lucknow - Agra expressway
4 Ahmadabad Mumbai highway

Answer: Lucknow - Agra expressway

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3 Strategy of Indian Armed Forces to achieve cutting edge technology is galvanished by the concept of :
1 Regional Military Association
2 Coastal Security
3 Revolution in Maritime Affairs
4 Revolution in Military Affairs

Answer: Revolution in Military Affairs
4 The Indo - Canadian nuclear deal was signed on __________.
1 15 April, 2015
2 14 April, 2015
3 13 April, 2015
4 16 April, 2015

Answer: 15 April, 2015
5 The percentage of women officers in Indian Navy (2014) is __________.
1 4%
2 6%
3 5%
4 7%

Answer: 5%
6 The subject of Defence Economics mostly concentrates on :
1 Allocation of natural resources
2 Planning, Programming and Budgeting of resources for defence requirement
3 Exclusive management of Pre-war Economy
4 Mobilization of military resources

Answer: Planning, Programming and Budgeting of resources for defence requirement
7 Which one of the following is not a component of a nuclear Triad ?
1 Strategic bombers
2 ICBMs
3 SRBMs
4 SLBMs

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

Assertion (A) : While nuclear power option has been emphasized as a key to India’s energy independence, this is not likely to happen before 2050.

Reason (R) :If thorium - based production technologies are not found, India, would become dependent on uranium imports to fuel its nuclear plants, Increasing the capacity under this scenario would significantly impinge on India’s energy independence.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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 and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
9 Who among the following stated that “National security is relative freedom from harmful threats and challenges emanating from external or internal sources” ?
1 Robert Jervis
2 K. Booth
3 Ion Bellany
4 John Mroz

Answer: John Mroz
10 Arrange the following battles in order of their occurrence and use the code given below :

(a) Battle of Bannihatti

(b) Battle of Swali

(c) Battle of Dharmat

(d) Battle of Gold Rock

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

Answer: (a), (b), (c), (d)
11 ‘Project Aditya’ is associated with which one of the following :
1 LASER weapons
2 Radar
3 Sonar
4 Biological weapon

Answer: LASER weapons
12 What is meant by Security dilemma ?
1 Where states help to spread 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
4 The state of arms race goes unbridled

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
13 How is “the national interest” defined by Realists ?
1 States define national interest depending on its people’s priorities
2 States prioritize national interests insofar as they guarantee the state’s survival
3 Realist see national interest as homologous to regional interests
4 National interest is determined by its degree of economic profitability

Answer: States prioritize national interests insofar as they guarantee the state’s survival
14 India’s Supreme court has scrapped the IMDT Act in Assam in the year :
1 2005
2 2006
3 2009
4 2011

Answer: 2005
15 Arrange the following in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below.

(a) Enactment of IMDT Act in Assam

(b) Constitution of National Investigation Agency (NIA)

(c) Repealment of POTA

(d) Terrorist Attack on Peshawar-based Army Public School

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

Answer: (a), (c), (b), (d)

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