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UP PGT 2016 — Military Science (Series A)

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Military Science

1. Which factor didn’t lead to the birth of Trans national Terrorism ?
- (a) The expansion of the air travel
- (b) The end of the cold war
- (c) The wider availability of Television news coverage
- (d) Broad common political and ideological interests
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Answer: (b)
2. Which of the following is India’s first nuclear power station ?
- (a) Apsara
- (b) Zerlina
- (c) Cirus
- (d) Dhruv
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Answer: (a)
3. Which pass is under Pakistan’s control in Siachin ?
- (a) Sea La Pass
- (b) Bila Fond Pass
- (c) Gyong La Pass
- (d) La Pass
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Answer: (c)
4. In which year ‘Outer Space Treaty’ came into force ?
- (a) 1967
- (b) 1968
- (c) 1970
- (d) 1972
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Answer: (a)
5. Which of the following scientist is related to Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme ?
- (a) Abdul Quadir Khan
- (b) Sartaz Aziz
- (c) Gen. Zia-Ul-Haque
- (d) Z. A. Bhutto
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Answer: (a)
6. Who of the following said that, “Karakoram range is the backbone of high Asia” ?
- (a) De Terra
- (b) D.N. Wadia
- (c) Sven Hyden
- (d) Dr. C. MacPowell
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Answer: (c)
7. Which one of the following was not the founder leader of non-aligned movement ?
- (a) J.L. Nehru
- (b) Col. Nasir
- (c) Marshal Tito
- (d) Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer: (d)
8. In which of the following year India and Pakistan agreed on ceasefire at the Line of Control ?
- (a) 2003
- (b) 1999
- (c) 1971
- (d) 2018
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Answer: (a)
9. Which of the following organisation has, ‘Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha’ as its slogan ?
- (a) Border Security force
- (b) Sikh Light Infantry
- (c) Indian Air Force
- (d) National Security Guard
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Answer: (d)
10. Which one of the following four options is correct about Indian defence’s Aircrafts and Helicopters ? 1. ‘Tejas’ is a multirole combat aircraft. 2. ‘SARAS’ is India’s first indigenous civilian aircraft. 3. ‘Lakshya’ is a pilotless target aircraft.
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 1 and 3 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) All are correct
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Answer: (d)
11. Who is the author of the book, “People, State and Fear: National Security Problems in International Relations (1991)” ?
- (a) Hedly Bull
- (b) Stephen Cohen
- (c) Barry Buzen
- (d) Paul Canedy
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Answer: (c)
12. In which of the following organisation India is not member ?
- (a) U.N.O.
- (b) BIMSTEC
- (c) N.S.G.
- (d) None of the above
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Answer: (c)
13. What was the purpose of ‘Baruch Plan’ ?
- (a) To develop nuclear weapons
- (b) To develop missiles
- (c) To develop radar
- (d) To control the production and development of Atomic weapons
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Answer: (d)
14. What are the root cause of Naxalism ?
- (a) Poverty
- (b) Food Insecurity
- (c) Social Exclusion
- (d) Above all
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15. Which one of the following mountain passes forms tri-junction of India, China and Myanmar ?
- (a) Nathu La
- (b) Jelep La
- (c) Bomdila
- (d) Diphu
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Answer: (d)
16. Where among the following the first Indian Hydroelectric power plant was established ?
- (a) Narora
- (b) Shiv Samudram
- (c) Darjeeling
- (d) None of the above
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Answer: (c)
17. Which one of the following is India’s first indigenously developed nuclear powered submarine ?
- (a) INS Vikrant
- (b) INS Trikhand
- (c) INS Arihant
- (d) INS Sindurakshak
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Answer: (c)
18. The ‘Shaheen’ missile is related to which of the following country ?
- (a) North Korea
- (b) Russia
- (c) Afganistan
- (d) Pakistan
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19. For whom of following Mao’s Red book is like their Bible ?
- (a) For Terrorists
- (b) For Naxals
- (c) For Social Activists
- (d) None of the above
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Answer: (b)
20. Who propounded the “U.N. Agenda for Peace” ?
- (a) B.B. Ghali
- (b) Kofi Annan
- (c) U. Thant
- (d) Dag Hammerskjold
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Answer: (a)
21. Who among the following was Air Chief Commander during Kargil war ?
- (a) A.Y. Tipnis
- (b) Susheel Kumar
- (c) V.K. Singh
- (d) Arun Prakash
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Answer: (a)
22. Khasis, Jaintias and Garos Tribes belong to which of the following ?
- (a) Himachal Pradesh
- (b) Jammu and Kashmir
- (c) Tripura
- (d) Meghalaya
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Answer: (d)
23. In which of the following country ‘Jamaat-e- Islami’ extremists are very active ?
- (a) India
- (b) Bangladesh
- (c) Sri Lanka
- (d) Nepal
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Answer: (b)
24. Who chaired first International Conference on the peaceful uses of Atomic energy held in Geneva in 1955 ?
- (a) Krishna Menon
- (b) Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar
- (c) Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha
- (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
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Answer: (c)
25. Snowden Revelations are associated with which of the following ?
- (a) National Health Security
- (b) Nuclear Security
- (c) Space Security
- (d) Cyber Security
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26. Who among the following gave the idea of Peaceful co-existence ?
- (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
- (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
- (c) Nikita Khrushchev
- (d) Molotov
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Answer: (c)
27. Who is the author of the book, “Friends not Masters” ?
- (a) General Sunderji
- (b) General Rommel
- (c) General Zia-Ul-Haque
- (d) General Ayoob Khan
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28. Which one of the following is not an organ of United Nations Organisation ?
- (a) General Assembly
- (b) International Labour Organisation
- (c) Security Council
- (d) Economic and Social Council
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Answer: (b)
29. Which of the following stated that, “We got a motheaten truncated Pakistan” ?
- (a) Liaquat Ali Khan
- (b) Z. A. Bhutto
- (c) Nawaj Shareef
- (d) Mohammad Ali Zinnah
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Answer: (d)
30. ‘Operation Meghdoot’ is related to
- (a) Indo-Pak War, 1971
- (b) Siachin Conflict
- (c) India-China War, 1962
- (d) Kargil War, 1999
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Answer: (b)
31. Who among the following was India’s Defence Minister during Indo-Pak war 1971 ?
- (a) Bansilal
- (b) Jagjeevan Ram
- (c) Sardar Swarn Singh
- (d) K. C. Pant
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Answer: (b)
32. The concept of M.A.D. is related to
- (a) Conventional War
- (b) Nuclear War
- (c) Star War
- (d) Terrorism
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Answer: (b)
33. Strategic Weapons are
- (a) Short Range Weapons
- (b) Long Range Weapons
- (c) Intermediate Range Weapons
- (d) None of the above
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34. Which one of the following is the new doctrine announced by the Government to tackle the menace of left-wing extremism in India ?
- (a) PRAHAR
- (b) SAMADHAN
- (c) NIDAN
- (d) KOSHISH
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35. Which of the Pakistan’s place is called, “ Graveyard of Tanks” ?
- (a) Lahore
- (b) Khem Karan
- (c) Akhnur Bridge
- (d) Sialkot
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Answer: (b)
36. Who was the successor of Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha ?
- (a) Dr. Raja Ramanna
- (b) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
- (c) Dr. P. K. Iyenger
- (d) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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37. Which among the following is known as ‘Original Gurukul’ of Strategic Analysis in modern India ?
- (a) Indian Council of World Affairs
- (b) University Grant Commission
- (c) The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
- (d) Institute for Conflict and Peace Research
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Answer: (c)
38. Kuki – Chin armed conflict is related to
- (a) Assam
- (b) Tripura
- (c) Manipur
- (d) Meghalaya
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39. What was the code name of Pakistan’s war strategy in Indo-Pak War 1965 ?
- (a) Operation Topak
- (b) Operation Grand Slam
- (c) Operation Parakram
- (d) None of the above
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40. How was ‘Mizo Hills’ formerly known ?
- (a) Khasi Hills
- (b) Lushai Hills
- (c) Garo Hills
- (d) Jaintia Hills
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41. Who of the following leader said in 1972 that, “Our first concern has been to prevent any erosion of our independence” ?
- (a) Indira Gandhi
- (b) Morarji Desai
- (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- (d) Jagjeevan Ram
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Answer: (a)
42. In which of the following year the Biological Weapons Convention took place which prohibits the development, production and stockpiling of biological weapons ?
- (a) 1974
- (b) 1971
- (c) 1972
- (d) 1973
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43. In which year British East India Company interacted with the King of Assam ?
- (a) 1792
- (b) 1838
- (c) 1857
- (d) 1874
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44. Which one of the following is not a means to establish balance of power ?
- (a) Compensation
- (b) Intervention
- (c) Divide and Rule
- (d) War
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45. The book, ‘The Blood Telegram : Nixon, Kissinger and A Forgotten Genoside’ is related to
- (a) Bangladesh Crisis, 1971
- (b) India-China War
- (c) Kashmir Crisis
- (d) Siachin Conflict
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46. In which of the following place Internal Security Academy is situated ?
- (a) Nasik
- (b) Pune
- (c) Hyderabad
- (d) Mount Abu
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47. Who among the following stated that, “Pakistan is a state-nation not a nation- state like other countries” ?
- (a) Aziz Siddiqui
- (b) Najam Sethi
- (c) I.A. Rahman
- (d) Kalim Bahadur
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48. Who among the following is the only Chief of Air Staff to be given the rank of Marshal of the Indian Air Force ?
- (a) Arjan Singh
- (b) Subrato Mukharjee
- (c) P. C. Lal
- (d) O. P. Mehra
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Answer: (a)
49. Who among the following was the Chairman of ‘Kargil Review Committee’ ?
- (a) Air Commodore Jasjeet Singh
- (b) K. Subrahmanyam
- (c) Lt. Gen. S. C. Deshpande
- (d) Shankaran Nayar
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50. Which sea was known as ‘British Lake’ ?
- (a) Atlantic Ocean
- (b) Arctic Ocean
- (c) Indian Ocean
- (d) Pacific Ocean
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51. What problem was solved by Nehru-Liyakat Ali agreement ?
- (a) Problem of Junagarh
- (b) Problem of Kashmir
- (c) Refugee’s Property Problem
- (d) Problem of Kutch
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Answer: (c)
52. Who was C-in-C of Indian Army during 1965 India-Pak War ?
- (a) General J. N. Chaudhary
- (b) General Manekshaw
- (c) General V. K. Singh
- (d) General Thimaiya
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53. What is meant by National Security ?
- (a) Security of a country defined in Socio-economic terms
- (b) Security largely defined in militarized terms
- (c) Security based on a country’s domestic politics
- (d) None of the options given are correct
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54. Which among the following is named as ‘Chicken neck’ ?
- (a) Siliguri Corridor
- (b) Chumbi Valley
- (c) Sir Creek
- (d) None of the above
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55. The T.M.D. (Theatre Missile Defence) strategy of America is related to
- (a) Asia-Pacific Region
- (b) South Asia
- (c) North Korea
- (d) Australia
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56. In 1971 Indo-Pak war Indian Navy’s attack on Karachi port was named
- (a) Operation Seagul
- (b) Operation Fateh Karachi
- (c) Operation Karachi Port
- (d) Operation Trident
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57. Which among one of the following country is not the member of BRICS ?
- (a) India
- (b) China
- (c) South Africa
- (d) Bangladesh
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58. Sir Creek dispute is related to
- (a) India-Pakistan
- (b) India-Bhutan
- (c) India-Nepal
- (d) India-Bangladesh
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Answer: (a)
59. Who among the following firstly used the term Pakistan ?
- (a) Mohammad Ali Zinnah
- (b) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
- (c) Lord Mountbatten
- (d) Ayoob Khan
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60. Who chairs the Cabinet Committee on security affairs in India ?
- (a) Prime Minister
- (b) National Security Advisor
- (c) Defence Minister
- (d) President of India
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61. India’s ‘Cold Start Doctrine’ is related with
- (a) Development of tactical nuclear weapons
- (b) Development of fighter planes
- (c) Development of aircraft carriers
- (d) Development of I.C.B.M.
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62. Balance of Power Theory is based on which one of the following ?
- (a) Liberal Paradigm
- (b) Realist Paradigm
- (c) Marxist Paradigm
- (d) Post Modernist Paradigm
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63. What was the name of Indian Aircraft Carrier used in 1971 Indo-Pak War ?
- (a) I.N.S. Virat
- (b) I.N.S. Vikrant
- (c) I.N.S. Talvar
- (d) I.N.S. Sindhughosh
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64. In which of the following year ‘Treaty of Westphalia’ was signed ?
- (a) 1770
- (b) 1771
- (c) 1772
- (d) 1776
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65. Which one of the following nuclear energy centre is fully indigenous ?
- (a) Rawat Bhata
- (b) Kalpakkam
- (c) Narora
- (d) Tarapur
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66. Who is the author of the book ‘On War’ ?
- (a) Lenin
- (b) Clauswitz
- (c) J.F.C. Fuller
- (d) Stalin
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67. Who among the following propounded the principle of ‘Eight Pillars of Peace’ ?
- (a) J.F.C. Fuller
- (b) A.T. Mahan
- (c) Clauswitz
- (d) B.H. Liddell Hart
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68. Who has propounded the concept of ‘Perpetual Peace’ ?
- (a) Galtung
- (b) Mahatma Gandhi
- (c) Immanuel Kant
- (d) Liddell Hart
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69. When treaty of ‘Peace, friendship and cooperation’ was signed between India and USSR ?
- (a) 9ᵗʰ August 1970
- (b) 9ᵗʰ August 1971
- (c) 2ⁿᵈ July 1972
- (d) 30ᵗʰ July 1972
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70. The idea of ‘New world order’ was first articulated by
- (a) George Bush
- (b) James Woolsey
- (c) Sammual P. Huntington
- (d) Francis Fukuyama
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Answer: (a)
71. Who stated that, “India and China as two bodies, one spirit” ?
- (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
- (b) Indira Gandhi
- (c) Narendra Modi
- (d) Rajeev Gandhi
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72. Which of the following State does not have a border with Mizoram ?
- (a) Assam
- (b) Manipur
- (c) Tripura
- (d) Nagaland
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73. What was the name of Pakistan’s submarine sunk by India during Indo-Pak war 1971 ?
- (a) Ghazi
- (b) Khukri
- (c) Abdali
- (d) Hangor
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Answer: (a)
74. Who among the following said to Pandit Nehru, “Half man and half devil” ?
- (a) Lenin
- (b) M.A. Zinnah
- (c) Mao Tse Tung
- (d) Fidal Castro
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Answer: (c)
75. Which one of the following is mismatched ?
- (a) Hindustan Shipyard Limited – Vishakhapatnam
- (b) Gardenreach Shipyard and Engineers – Kolkata
- (c) Mazagaon Dock Limited – Mumbai
- (d) Heavy Vehicle Factory – 24 Paraganas
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Answer: (d)
76. Who among the following said that, “The primary objective of nuclear weapons should be deter, rather than fighting a nuclear war” ?
- (a) Keith B. Payne
- (b) Bernard Brodie
- (c) Paul H. Nitze
- (d) Steven Kull
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77. Who stated that, “War is an act of violence” ?
- (a) Clauswitz
- (b) Suntzu
- (c) Liddell Hart
- (d) J.F.C. Fuller
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78. Which of the following aircraft was not in service with the Pakistani air force during any of the Indo-Pakistan wars ?
- (a) F – 7 M
- (b) F – 15 Eagle
- (c) Mirage – III
- (d) F – 16 Falcon
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79. Arrange the following treaties in ascending order and select the code given below. (1) N.P.T. (2) C.T.B.T. (3) T.T.B.T. (4) P.T.B.T. Code :
- (a) 4, 1, 3, 2
- (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
- (c) 2, 3, 1, 4
- (d) 1, 3, 4, 2
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80. Somdorang Chu Valley is situated in
- (a) Assam
- (b) Sikkim
- (c) Manipur
- (d) Arunachal Pradesh
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81. In which of the following year Muslim League declared ‘Pakistan Resolution’ at Lahore ?
- (a) 23 March 1940
- (b) 3 September 1939
- (c) 11 June 1939
- (d) 26 March 1935
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82. What is the clear example of the Revolution in Military Affairs ?
- (a) Afganistan in 1980’s
- (b) Rwanda in 1994
- (c) Serbia in 1999
- (d) Iraq in 2003
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83. Who among the following said that, “Security is the relative freedom from harmful threats” ?
- (a) Jasjeet Singh
- (b) Ian Bellani
- (c) John E. Mroz
- (d) Walter Lippman
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84. India’s ‘Kaladan Project’ is associated with which of the following country ?
- (a) Nepal
- (b) Bhutan
- (c) Bangladesh
- (d) Myanmar
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85. The primary objective of defense policy of a nation-state is
- (a) To project military power
- (b) To look after domestic peace
- (c) To protect territorial integrity
- (d) To control civil movements
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86. Propaganda is an essential element of
- (a) Psychological war
- (b) Cyber war
- (c) Chemical war
- (d) Economic war
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87. Who stated that, “ Money is the sinews of war” ?
- (a) Norris M. Ripsman
- (b) Machiavelli
- (c) Adam Smith
- (d) David Dewitt
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88. Who was the Viceroy of India just before Lord Mountbatten ?
- (a) Lord Kitchner
- (b) Lord Wavell
- (c) Sir Conard Corfield
- (d) None of the above
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89. The principal objectives of MTCR in 1907 was to restrict export of which one ?
- (a) Cruise Missiles
- (b) Ballistic Missiles and production facilities
- (c) Cruise and Ballistic Missiles
- (d) None of the above
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90. Which of the following stated that, “Nuclear bomb is a paper tiger” ?
- (a) Lenin
- (b) Mahatma Gandhi
- (c) MaoTseTung
- (d) Trotskey
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Answer: (c)
91. Who among the following said that, “1962 war a national failure of which every Indian is guilty” ?
- (a) General J.N. Chaudhari
- (b) General K.M. Kariappa
- (c) Lt. General Jasjeet Singh
- (d) Brigadier J.P. Dalvi
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Answer: (d)
92. Which one of the following is mismatched ?
- (a) Operation Black Thunder – Punjab
- (b) Operation Blue Star – Nagaland
- (c) Operation Rhino – Assam
- (d) Operation Vijai – Kargil
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93. Which among the following one country is not the member of ‘ASEAN’ ?
- (a) Laos
- (b) Combodia
- (c) Vietnam
- (d) Sri Lanka
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94. Who stated that, “ War is the highest form of struggle between Nations, States, Classes or Political groups” ?
- (a) Lenin
- (b) Stalin
- (c) Mackinder
- (d) Mao Tse Tung
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95. The idea of SAARC originated in the mind of which one of the following ?
- (a) Zia-Ur-Rehman
- (b) Zia-Ul-Haque
- (c) Rajeev Gandhi
- (d) Narsimha Rao
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96. Who stated that, “ Insurgency = Irregular war + Politics” ?
- (a) A. M. Scott
- (b) David Galula
- (c) Mao Tse Tung
- (d) D. K. Palit
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Answer: (a)
97. Who among the following was the first Indian Ambassador in China ?
- (a) K.M. Pannikar
- (b) Sardar Swarn Singh
- (c) B.M. Kaul
- (d) Krishna Menon
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Answer: (a)
98. M.I.R.V. is
- (a) Multiple Independently Target Vehicle
- (b) Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle
- (c) Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicle
- (d) None of these
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99. Who was the Secretary General of United Nations Organisation during Indo-Pak war 1965 ?
- (a) U. Thant
- (b) Dag Hammerskjold
- (c) Trigvelie
- (d) Kofi Annan
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100. Who was the Target of the symbolic attacks against the World Trade Centre in 1993 and 2001 ?
- (a) Global Capitalism
- (b) Citizen of U.S.A.
- (c) President Clinton
- (d) The International Monetary Fund
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Answer: (a)
101. Malware is
- (a) A Virus or Worm
- (b) A Trojan Horse
- (c) A Hacker Tool
- (d) A Corrupted Programme
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102. Which one of the following is mismatched ?
- (a) Mizo Insurgency – Laldenga
- (b) Naga Insurgency – A. Z. Phizo
- (c) Assam Movement – Bhrigu Phukan
- (d) Gorkhaland Movement – Charu Majumdar
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103. In which year Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged ?
- (a) 1977
- (b) 1978
- (c) 1970
- (d) 1979
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104. ‘Operation Topak’ is related to
- (a) Economy
- (b) Nuclear Policy
- (c) Terrorism in Baluchistan
- (d) Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
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105. The nature of modern Islamic terrorism are rooted in
- (a) Kashmir conflict
- (b) Arab-Israel conflict
- (c) Islamic revolution of Iran
- (d) None of the above
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106. ‘Sagarmala Project’ is related to which of the following ?
- (a) Skill development
- (b) Port development
- (c) Sea development
- (d) None of these
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107. Daulet Beg Oldi is located in
- (a) Bhutan
- (b) Sikkim
- (c) Arunachal Pradesh
- (d) Ladakh
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108. In Pakistan, Indian Muslims are known as
- (a) Muhajir
- (b) Sindhi
- (c) Punjabi Muslim
- (d) Shia
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109. Golden crescent includes which of the following Countries ?
- (a) Iran – Iraq – Pakistan
- (b) Iran – Pakistan – Afganistan
- (c) Iraq – Pakistan – Afganistan
- (d) Iran – Syria – Afganistan
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110. Who among the following said that, “Desert is Tacticians Paradise but Quarter Master’s Hell” ?
- (a) General Rommel
- (b) General Wavell
- (c) Napoleon
- (d) Ravenstein
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111. During second world war, which of the following country applied Blitzkreig tactics ?
- (a) USSR
- (b) USA
- (c) Italy
- (d) Germany
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Answer: (d)
112. UNDP’s 1994 Human Development Report is the milestone in which of the following field ?
- (a) Cyber security
- (b) Energy security
- (c) National security
- (d) Human security
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Answer: (d)
113. What has provided inspiration for terrorist attacks by Bin Laden and Islamic fundamentalist ?
- (a) Hollywood blockbuster films
- (b) FARC (Colombia)
- (c) IRA (Ireland)
- (d) None of the options given are correct
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Answer: —
114. Who of the following Indian leader attended the NAM summit held in Durban ?
- (a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- (b) Natwar Singh
- (c) I.K. Gujral
- (d) Dr. Manmohan Singh
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Answer: (a)
115. The ‘Pugwash Conference’ is related to
- (a) Nuclear weapon free world
- (b) Elimination of land mines
- (c) Environmental protection
- (d) None of these
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Answer: (a)
116. ‘ULFA’ Terrorist group is active in
- (a) Jammu and Kashmir
- (b) Andra Pradesh
- (c) Assam
- (d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer: (c)
117. Which one of the following Indo-Pakistan war did not involve any conflict in the disputed region of Kashmir ?
- (a) The 1971 War
- (b) The 1948 War
- (c) The 1965 War
- (d) Kargil War
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Answer: (a)
118. ‘Operation Green Hunt’ was launched to
- (a) To contain insurgency in Mizoram
- (b) To contain insurgency in Nagaland
- (c) To contain terrorism in J&K
- (d) To suppress Naxalism
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Answer: (d)
119. Which among the following weapons are known as “Poor men’s atomic bomb” ?
- (a) Biological Weapons
- (b) Artillery
- (c) Mines
- (d) Missiles
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Answer: (a)
120. Who among the following wrote the book ‘Problems of Indian Defense’ ?
- (a) K.M. Panikkar
- (b) K.M. Munshi
- (c) Walter Lippman
- (d) F.M. Osanka
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Answer: (a)
121. Who was the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra ?
- (a) Havaldar Abdul Hameed
- (b) Maj. Sitaram Singh
- (c) Maj. Somnath Sharma
- (d) Maj. Arjan Singh
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Answer: (c)
122. In which of the following country ‘Boko Haram’ originated ?
- (a) Syria
- (b) Nigeria
- (c) Saudi Arabia
- (d) Somalia
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Answer: (b)
123. The principle of “One for all and all for one” is related to
- (a) Collective Defence
- (b) Collective Security
- (c) Balance of Power
- (d) National Security
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Answer: (b)
124. Which one of the following State is not the member of land of “seven sisters” ?
- (a) Assam
- (b) West Bengal
- (c) Manipur
- (d) Meghalaya
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Answer: (b)
125. Between which two ranges does the Siachin Glacier exist ?
- (a) Karakoram – Pamir
- (b) Karakoram – Satlorio
- (c) Satlorio – Hindukush
- (d) Karakoram – Hindukush
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Answer: (b)

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Answer key

Answer key from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s official answer key for this sitting. “—” means the key gave none: the question was deleted.

Military Science

Q 1: (b)
Q 2: (a)
Q 3: (c)
Q 4: (a)
Q 5: (a)
Q 6: (c)
Q 7: (d)
Q 8: (a)
Q 9: (d)
Q 10: (d)
Q 11: (c)
Q 12: (c)
Q 13: (d)
Q 14: (d)
Q 15: (d)
Q 16: (c)
Q 17: (c)
Q 18: (d)
Q 19: (b)
Q 20: (a)
Q 21: (a)
Q 22: (d)
Q 23: (b)
Q 24: (c)
Q 25: (d)
Q 26: (c)
Q 27: (d)
Q 28: (b)
Q 29: (d)
Q 30: (b)
Q 31: (b)
Q 32: (b)
Q 33: (b)
Q 34: (b)
Q 35: (b)
Q 36: (b)
Q 37: (c)
Q 38: (c)
Q 39: (b)
Q 40: (b)
Q 41: (a)
Q 42: (c)
Q 43: (a)
Q 44: (d)
Q 45: (a)
Q 46: (d)
Q 47: (b)
Q 48: (a)
Q 49: (b)
Q 50: (c)
Q 51: (c)
Q 52: (a)
Q 53: (b)
Q 54: (a)
Q 55: (a)
Q 56: (d)
Q 57: (d)
Q 58: (a)
Q 59: (b)
Q 60: (a)
Q 61: (a)
Q 62: (b)
Q 63: (b)
Q 64: —
Q 65: (b)
Q 66: (b)
Q 67: (d)
Q 68: (c)
Q 69: (b)
Q 70: (a)
Q 71: (c)
Q 72: (d)
Q 73: (a)
Q 74: (c)
Q 75: (d)
Q 76: (b)
Q 77: (a)
Q 78: (b)
Q 79: (a)
Q 80: (d)
Q 81: (a)
Q 82: —
Q 83: (c)
Q 84: (d)
Q 85: (c)
Q 86: (a)
Q 87: —
Q 88: (b)
Q 89: —
Q 90: (c)
Q 91: (d)
Q 92: (b)
Q 93: (d)
Q 94: (d)
Q 95: (a)
Q 96: (a)
Q 97: (a)
Q 98: (b)
Q 99: (a)
Q 100: (a)
Q 101: (c)
Q 102: (d)
Q 103: (d)
Q 104: (d)
Q 105: (b)
Q 106: (b)
Q 107: (d)
Q 108: (a)
Q 109: (b)
Q 110: (d)
Q 111: (d)
Q 112: (d)
Q 113: —
Q 114: (a)
Q 115: (a)
Q 116: (c)
Q 117: (a)
Q 118: (d)
Q 119: (a)
Q 120: (a)
Q 121: (c)
Q 122: (b)
Q 123: (b)
Q 124: (b)
Q 125: (b)