UGC NET/JRF EXAM, DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, December-2019* (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

41. Which among the following are related to the Realist approach to international relations?

(a) Tolerance
(b) Doctrine of circles
(c) Primacy of National Interest
(d) Peaceful coexistence

Choose the correct answer:

Correct Answer: B. (b) and (c)

42. Which among the following countries had participated in the first Inter-governmental meeting of Experts of Indian Ocean RIм countries held in Port-Louis in 1995?

(a) India
(b) China
(c) South Africa
(d) New Zealand

Choose the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C. (a) and (c)

43. Identify the correct answer:

(a) UNCLOS-III, article 1, deals with Breadth of territorial sea
(b) UNCLOS-III, article 5, deals with Bays
(c) UNCLOS-III, article 6, deals with Right of innocent passage
(d) UNCLOS-III, article 20, deals with Submarines and other under water vehicles

Choose the correct code given below:

Correct Answer: E. *

44. Which among the following are parts of geological disaster?

(a) Volcanoes
(b) Drought
(c) Tsunami
(d) Floods

Choose the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C. (a) and (c)

45. Which among the following attributes are related to different dimension of science diplomacy?

(a) Using S & T cooperation to improve relations between countries
(b) Using economic cooperation as CBMs
(c) Facilitating International scientific cooperation and getting foreign S & T inputs for indigenous progress
(d) Getting foreign aid for developement

Choose the correct answer:

Correct Answer: B. (a) and (c)

46. The 'Cold Start' doctrine of Indian Army is focused on:

(a) Missile attack on Pakistan and China
(b) Use of Nuclear Weapons
(c) The ability to fight limited wars under nuclear umbrella
(d) The ability to launch quick, decisive, limited strikes against Pakistan

Choose the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C. (c) and (d)

47. Choose the correct objective of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

(a) Invest in sustainable infrastructure and other productive sectors
(b) Better connect people, services and market
(c) Invest in military infrastructure
(d) Invest to strengthen defence production in India

Choose the correct answer:

Correct Answer: D. (a) and (b)

48. The assumptions and approaches of 'Defence and Strategic Studies' in Indian military thought process during the post-independence period have been dominated by which of the following:

(a) Perception/misperception of India's strategic culture
(b) Historical legacy, geopolitical and geostrategic manifestations
(c) Complex interplay of internal situation and international posture
(d) Continuity and changes in the threat perception and options of traditional and non-traditional dimensions of national security and global strategic and nonstrategic affairs

Choose the most appropriate answer:

Correct Answer: D. (a), (b), (c) and (d)

49. The Line of Control (LOC) dividing Kashmir is frequently branded as the most dangerous place of the Earth, the flash points for potential conflicts in the South Asia. These have resulted into which of the following:

(a) The Cold War mindset between India and Pakistan, as reflected in zero-sum game scenario is continued
(b) Cross-border terrorism as an instrument of Pakistan's policy aberrations against India
(c) In Post-Kargil war scenario, nuclear alternative seems to hold its ultimate usability
(d) Lack of confidence building

Choose the most appropriate answer:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (b), (c) and (d)

50. As thinker of economic power, Adam Smith articulated his ideas on which of the following factors:

(a) The economic power of a nation should be cultivated
(b) The economic power should be used as an instrument of statecraft
(c) The British colonial policy didn't pay in the mercantilist sense
(d) The art of war is certainly the noblest and most complicated of all arts

Choose the most appropriate answer:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (b), (c) and (d)