PAPER-II

DEFENCE & STRATEGIC STUDIES

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 DEFENCE & STRATEGIC STUDIES
Paper II

Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.

1. Who opined that A nation is secure to the extent to which it is not in danger of having to
sacrifice core values if it wishes to avoid war, and is able, if challenged, to maintain them
by victory in such a war ?
(1) Walter Lippman (2) Arnold Wolfers
(3) Barry Buzan (4) K. Subrahmanyam

2. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Profound changes are taking places in the international situation, as
manifested in the historic changes in the balance of power, global governance
structure, and international competition in the economic, scientific and technological
and military fields.
Reason (R) : The forces of world peace are on the rise, so are the factors against war. The
world still faces both immediate and potential threats of local wars.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a comprehensive explanation of (A).

3. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The entire period of Cold War witnessed the primacy of strategic policy-
making based on privilege information on a need to know basis obviously. India was
almost geared up for relying on bureaucratic outlooks and perceptions and being
suspicious of any free thinking on strategic issues.
Reason (R) : Indian bureaucracy and the political leadership ensured in the past they
remained in power by denying information to others which could be a basis of
debate on national security issues and perspectives.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a comprehensive basis of (A) in matters
of future debate on strategic perspectives.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
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4. Humanitarian intervention refers to which one of the following ?
(1) It justifies the use of force and breach of sovereignty based on human security
grounds.
(2) It argues that human security does not exist.
(3) It argues that national security does not exist.
(4) It argues that economic security is the most important component of national
security.

5. Uncertainty is crucial to the realist account of security due to which one of the following
reasons :
(1) Because it causes the system to be anarchic.
(2) Because it leads to lack of trust in the international system.
(3) Because it changes the balance of power in international system.
(4) Because it leads to regional co-operation.

6. Arrange the following defence services institutions in ascending order as per their levels,
and use the code given below :
(i) College of Defence Management
(ii) Defence Services Staff College
(iii) National Defence College
(iv) National Defence Academy
Code :
(1) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i) (2) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(3) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii) (4) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

7. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Russias military operation in Syria has raised its regional profile greatly
in response to a challenge of likely overthrow of the Assad regime by the ISIS.
Reason (R) : Such a triumph for Islamic extremist would have encouraged their
sympathizers across the Muslim world including Central Asia and the Muslim
communities in Russia.
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) and (R) are correct.
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8. Match the following thinkers in List I with their seminal works in List II on the basis
of the correct code given below :
List I List II
(Thinkers) (Works)
a. Clausewitz i. Geographical Pivot of History
b. A.T. Mahan ii. The Command of Air
c. H. Mackinder iii. The Campaign of 1812 in Russia
d. Douhet iv. The Interests of America in Sea power,
present and future
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii iii iv i
(3) iv iii ii i
(4) iii iv i ii

9. Kautilyas Mandala Theory (Doctrine of Circles) revolves around which one of the
following ?
(1) Shasanhar (2) Vijigishu
(3) Udasin (4) Pashnigrah

10. Who amongst the following thinkers considered milieu, resources and collective action
as the elements of National Power of a Nation state ?
(1) H.J. Morgenthau (2) Raymond Aron
(3) Palmer & Perkins (4) R. Reagon

11. Who amongst the following theorized that Command of the Air means to be in a position
to prevent the enemy from flying while sustaining the ability to fly oneself :
(1) William Mitchell (2) Alexander Seversky
(3) G. Douhet (4) William Wrights

12. Who amongst the following branded Geo-politics as a pseudo-science :

(1) S.P. Cohen (2) H.J. Morgenthau
(3) Michael Mandelbaum (4) J. Nye

13. The term Detente refers to which one of the following ?

(1) Balance of Power (2) Collective Security
(3) Co-operative Security (4) Relaxation in Military tensions

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14. 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

15. Which amongst the following province is the largest province in Pakistan ?
(1) Punjab (2) North-West Frontier Province
(3) Waziristan (4) Baluchistan

16. 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

17. 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)

18. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion(A) : In the realm of armaments, one nations common sense is anothers 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.

19. 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

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20. Match the countries in List I with their leaders in List II by using the correct code
given below :
List I List II
(Country) (Leaders)
a. Russia i. Putin
b. Tajikistan ii. Karimov
c. Uzbekistan iii. Niyazev
d. Kazakhstan iv. Nazarbayev
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) i iii ii iv
(3) ii iv i iii
(4) iv i iii ii

21. 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

22. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The concept that one mans terrorist is another mans 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.

23. 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.
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24. 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

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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

28. 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.

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29. Indias Nuclear Doctrine should be revamped because of the following :
(1) Chinas strategic, tactical and theatre nuclear capabilities.
(2) Pakistans efforts for lowering the threshold of using tactical nuclear weapons at
theatre level.
(3) Indias credible nuclear force requirements vis--vis China and Pakistan.
(4) All of the above three essentials.

30. Match the following organisations in the List I with their places of establishment in the
List II and use the code given below :
List I List II
(Organisation) (Places)
a. HAL i. Hyderabad
b. HVF ii. Chandipur
c. Missile Development Centre iii. Bengaluru
d. Missile Test Site iv. Avadi
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iv i ii iii
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) ii iii iv i
(4) iii iv i ii

31. Development expenditure of the Central Government does not include :

(1) defence expenditure
(2) expenditure on economic services
(3) expenditure on social and community services
(4) grants to states

32. The Advanced Torpedo Defence System (ATDS) developed by DRDO is named as
(1) Rustom (2) Bhim
(3) Mareech (4) Hanuman

33. Admiral Gorshkov, the Soviet aircraft carrier, imported by India is now named as
(1) INS Vikrant (2) INS Vikramaditya
(3) INS Virat (4) INS Vishal
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34. Daulat Beg Oldie, a well known airstrip for logistics support to the armed forces is located
in which one of the following ?
(1) Ladakh (2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Andaman Islands (4) Sikkim

35. At which one of the following places was a new Officers Training Academy for
providing training to Indian Army Officers established in 2011 ?
(1) Pune (2) Jabalpur
(3) Secunderabad (4) Gaya

36. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Indias approach to galvanize National Security policy-making supported
by strategic thinking has perceptively changed to become more realistic due to the
participation of a variety of individuals, organizations and the private sector.
Reason (R) : The corporate sector giants have found stake in national security affairs
indirectly to safeguard their business interests in major areas like energy,
environment, intellectual property rights and so on.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

37. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The primary cause of mistrust between India and Pakistan is the
ideological conflict between the images of Islamic State and Secular State.
Reason (R) : One nation-state came into existence on the basis of Two-nation theory.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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<< / L > !
(R) : T$' 35 V( " 9" !0 / @ / (! - '
' 1 ' L #$% ' / ,
:
(1) (A) !" (R) . !
(2) (A) . !" (R) !
(3) (A) ! (R) / .
(4) (A) ! (R) / " (R), (A) - . !

37. /1 , 1 ; < (A) ! (R) +$ (1 :

(A) : ; 1 - 9 #$% R $$S !
@ ' #$% R $$S G ! J# !
(R) : 1 #$% ( 2 #$% 0 @
:
(1) (A) 1 (R) / ! (R), (A) - !
(2) (A) 1 (R) / ! (R), (A) - . !
(3) (A) !" (R) , !
(4) (A) , !" (R) !
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38. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is proceeding to a new stage.
Long range, precise, smart, stealthy and unmanned weapons and equipment are
becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Reason (R) : World major powers are actively adjusting their national security strategies
and defence policies, and speeding up their military modernization and force
restructuring.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

39. Match the following treaties in List I with their objectives given in List II and use the
code given below :
List I List II
(Treaties) (Objectives)
a. Treaty of Tlatelolco i. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Latin America
b. Treaty of Rerotonga ii. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in South Pacific
c. Treaty of Pelindaba iii. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Africa
d. Threshold Test Ban Treaty iv. Treaty Banning Underground Nuclear Tests
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iii iv i ii

40. Who amongst the following observed that Confidence Building Measures (CBM)
between India and Pakistan have been pushed to a demeaning status ?
(1) Jimmy Carter (2) Rajiv Gandhi
(3) Michael Krepon (4) Leo Rose

41. Who amongst the following Russian leaders is known as the architect of the doctrine of
Resource Sovereignty ?
(1) Boris Yeltsin (2) Vladimir Putin
(3) M. Gorbachev (4) N. Brezhnev

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38. ; < (A) ! (R) 1 +$ (1:
(A) : ! 7 (RMA) 1 1 & ! /+ " + "
4 W " G R $ <S ! < < ) 9 , #E
(R) : 35 = & ' ! #$% ' 9 ( /
") ( " ! @ 9 ( ! = ,A

:
(1) (A) ! (R) /
(2) (A) !" (R) . !
(3) (A) . !" (R) !
(4) (A) ! (R) / .

39. + I / , @ + II /1 , 1 )I 1& ! /1 + $ , :
I II
( $) (%& )
a. $: $! @ i. !$ 9 < = '
b. , @ ii. /'9 9 < = '
c. D / @ iii. 4 9 < = '
d. < ^ 3 $ $ ! $% $ iv. ;+ , 9 '9 @ ,
:
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iii iv i ii

40. - $ 9 < ; ! )
R 6 61 6S < @ / , ! ?
(1) ( $ (2) ( ,@
(3) 7 K (4) (

41. - L @ ; 0 L ( ( !?
(1) (2) /
(3) 1 6, (4) 1 6 C7
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42. How does democratic peace theory challenge militarization ?
(1) It places importance on democratic norms, institutions and challenges realist
occupation with balance of power.
(2) It argues that military power is an important component of national security.
(3) It argues that peace can only be established through violence.
(4) It argues that peace can only be established through non-violence.

43. Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code
given below :
I. Signing of the Border Defence Co-operation Agreement by India and China.
II. Resumption of border trade between India and China through Nathu La.
III. The first drilling operation in Satpayev block by ONGC-Videsh Ltd. (OVL).
IV. Agreement on the maintenance of Peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual
Control (LAC) on the India-China Border.
Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV (2) IV, II, I, III
(3) II, III, IV, I (4) III, IV, I, II

44. Negation of shooting war is defined as which one of the following ?

(1) Low intensity war (2) Cold War
(3) Cold Peace (4) Proxy War

45. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason(R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : History been the testimony that there is no victory in a limited war unless
the objectives are defined in the opening rounds of the conflict.
Reason (R) : Limited war has always been fought to achieve limited objectives by
employing limited means in limited areas.
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 and (R) is correct.

46. The IPKF war memorial in Sri Lanka is situated at

(1) Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (2) Jaffna
(3) Tricomalee (4) Colombo
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42. 0 ! ! / 9 !?
(1) ! / ! ! = << / @ 9 ! / !
(2) ! ! = #$% ' 1 +9 , !
(3) ! D @ < ( !
(4) ! D @ < ( !

43. J$ ) 7 < (1 ! /1 + $ , (1 :
I. ; ! 2 ' , C! '
II. < ; ! ;
III. 61 6( 6 6 / $3 (OVL) 2 K 3%D ,
IV. ; 9 - (LAC) ! 1 - 1
C!
:
(1) I, II, III, IV (2) IV, II, I, III
(3) II, III, IV, I (4) III, IV, I, II

44. D 0 #@ ; # !?
(1) 7 0 (2) 0
(3) (4) G 0

45. ; < (A) ! (R) 1 +$ (1 :

(A) : < ' ! 0 / J# ; 7 '
; # . " ; ( .
(R) : )I 1 @ , " ' 35 &
35 (
:
(1) (A) ! (R) /
(2) (A) ! (R) / .
(3) (A) !" (R) . !
(4) (A) . ! ! (R) !

46. _ 6 6 614 6 0 & < !?

(1) _ ( / ` (2) (4
(3) (4)
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47. Which one of the following is a phenomenal post-Cold War development ?
(1) Decline of US hegemony and rise of Reformist Russia.
(2) Strengthening of Disarmament and Arms Control regimes.
(3) Decline of Chinese economic power.
(4) Decline of India as a global power.

48. 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

49. 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

50. Match the following military exercises given in List I with their respective countries
given in List II and use the code given below :
List I List II
(Military Exercise) (Country)
a. Garun Shakti i. India Nepal
b. Surya Kiran ii. India Indonesia
c. Nomadic Elephant iii. India Sri Lanka
d. Mitra Shakti iv. India Mongolia
Codes :
a b c d
(1) ii i iv iii
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iv iii ii i
(4) iii iv i ii
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47. ! 1 @ 9 0F / !?
(1) ; ! @ / L )/
(2) 9 < 9 < = 9
(3) >< =
(4) ! = L ;

48. /, /'9 , 2 G 0 !
( !$ ! !?
(1) ,D , 2 (2) ( 2
(3) 2 (4) ( 2

49. - J$ ) 7 7 < ! /1 , 1 + $ , :
I. K ( II. K /
III. K 7 IV. K + $
:
(1) II, IV, III, I (2) I, II, III, IV
(3) II, III, IV, I (4) III, I, IV, II

50. + I /1 , 1 ! ; + II ) @ / < (1 !
/1 , 1 + $ , (1:
I II
( ' ) ( )
a. ,Z9 = i. ;
b. + 9 ii. ; 3
c. 3 1 4$ iii. ; _
d. = iv. ; ,
:
a b c d
(1) ii i iv iii
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iv iii ii i
(4) iii iv i ii
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