Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, each question carrying two
(2) marks. Attempt all the questions.
1. The origin of the modern nation state system is associated with one of the following :
(A) Congress of Vienna
(B) Treaty of Utrecht
(C) Treaty of Westphalia
(D) World War I
2. ‘Shabak’ is
(A) Security Agency of Iran
(B) Security Agency of Iraq
(C) Security Agency of Kuwait
(D) Security Agency of Israel
3. ‘Gobi desert’ falls in
(A) Africa (B) Asia
(C) Australia (D) Antarctica
4. The concept of ‘Great Leap Forward’ is associated with which of the following countries ?
(A) China (B) Germany
(C) France (D) Italy
5. Which of the following is/are not conventional threats to security ?
(A) Deforestation
(B) Global Warming
(C) Acid Rain
(D) All of the above
6. Who observed, “Every tax, however, is to the person who pays it, a badge, not of slavery but of liberty” ?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) Adam Smith
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Engles
7. ‘Golden Crescent’ includes the following countries :
(A) Burma – Vietnam – Laos
(B) Vietnam – Iran – Afghanistan
(C) Iran – Pakistan – Afghanistan
(D) Laos – Burma – Iran
8. What does NSG stand for ?
(A) National Secret Guards
(B) National Sea Guards
(C) National Security Group
(D) Nuclear Suppliers Group
9. Camp David Accord was signed between Israel and Palestine in one of the following years :
(A) 1968 (B) 1978
(C) 1987 (D) 1998
10. Withdrawal of money from circulation is
(A) Physical Aspect of Economic Mobilization
(B) Part of Moral Mobilization
(C) Fiscal Aspect of Economic Mobilization
(D) None of the above
11. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 involves
(A) Safeguarding environment
(B) Forbids military activities and dumping of nuclear waste
(C) Prohibition of territorial claims
(D) All of the above
12. SAPTA is an agreement involving one of the following organizations :
(A) G.C.C.
(B) ASEAN
(C) EU
(D) SAARC
13. How many Army commands are there in India ?
(A) Seven
(B) Six
(C) Five
(D) Four
14. The International Space Station is manned by the crew of
(A) One country
(B) Two countries
(C) Five countries
(D) Twenty-seven countries
15. India’s Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher is known as
(A) Bhishma
(B) Pinaka
(C) Vikramaditya
(D) Surya