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Defence Studies Objective Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Defence Studies MCQs Set 40

Questions
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
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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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