UGC NET/JRF EXAM, DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, June-2020* (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

51. Identify the tools to secure national interests:

(a) Balance of Power
(b) Diplomatic decisions
(c) Collective security
(d) The use of force

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

52. Identify the pacific approaches to resolve conflicts in International Relations.

(a) Dialogue and diplomacy
(b) Pacific blockade
(c) Mediation
(d) Good offices of the UN

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (c) and (d) only

53. Identify the prominent ethnic groups in Afghanistan:

(a) Tajiks
(b) Pashtuns
(c) Hazaras
(d) Kurd

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

54. Identify the ship(s) which participated in the naval exercise 'SIMBEX-19':

(a) INS Vikrant
(b) INS Kolkata
(c) INS Arihant
(d) INS Shakti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (b) and (d) only

55. The Systems Approach:

(a) is regarded as a helpful approach to the study of International Politics/relations.
(b) was introduced during World War I
(c) can be used for both macroscopic as well as microscopic studies of regional subsystem which forms part of International system.
(d) studies International Relations as a system of behaviour of International actors.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

56. Which of the following statements regarding 'Vyommitra' is/are correct?

(a) It is a half humanoid developed by ISRO.
(b) It can converse with the astronauts and can also respond to their queries.
(c) It is a joint venture of India and Japan
(d) It is a lady robot related to India's unmanned space mission

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (b) and (d) only

57. The wargaming software inducted by the Indian Navy in 2019 has which of the following features?

(a) This software is developed by IIT, Mumbai.
(b) Its aims are to meet the contemporary operational and tactical level wargaming requirement of the Indian navy
(c) It is developed by DRDO's lab in collaboaration with Vishakhapatnam based Maritime Warfare Centre
(d) It can also be used by the Indian Air Force Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

58. Identify the rivers which do not respect the political borders laid down by men and flow freely from one state to another:

(a) The Amazon
(b) The Rio Grande
(c) The Nile
(d) The Brahmaputra

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (b) and (d) only

59. Identify the Millenium Development Goals of the United Nations Organisation.

(a) Eradicate extreme hunger and Poverty
(b) Check drug trafficking and money laundering
(c) Promote Gender Equality
(d) Control small arms proliferation

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a) and (c) only

60. The Su 30 MK I of Indian Air Force:

(a) is a twin-engine multi-role fighter
(b) can carry 8000 kg external armament
(c) has a maximum speed of 2500 km/hr
(d) has a maximum speed of 2000 km/hr
(e) is a single-engine multi-role fighter

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (c) only