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Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

What is the main responsibility of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons?  

  1. Maintain Chemical Weapons Warheads

  2. Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The OPCW is the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which aims to eliminate chemical weapons globally.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Which one of the following statements regarding the "Veto" power in the Security Council is correct according to the United Nations Charter?

  1. The decisions of the Security Council on all non-procedural matters must be made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concurring votes of the permanent members of the Council

  2. Every permanent member of the Security Council can prevent any decision from being accepted, by vetoing it
  3. The term veto was used in Article $27$ of the United Nations Charter to enable any permanent member of the Security Council to prevent any resolution from being passed by the majority

  4. Any member of the Security Council can prevent any resolution from being passed by voting against it
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Under the UN Charter, any of the five permanent members (P5) can exercise a veto to block a non-procedural resolution, regardless of the majority support.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Indian Army will re-introduce CASO as permanent feature of counter-terrorism operation. What does CASO stands for?

  1. Cordon and Searchlight Operations

  2. Cordon and Search Operations

  3. Cordon and Seeding Operations

  4. Cordon and Seed Operations
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

CASO stands for Cordon and Search Operations, a standard tactical procedure used by the Indian Army in counter-insurgency environments.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty is an international treaty which seeks to inhibit the spread of nuclear weapons and technology to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. In which year it came into force?

  1. 1978

  2. 1970

  3. 1968

  4. 1972
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a treaty that was made to stop nuclear weapons from being built. It seeks to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and puts the onus on nuclear states to reduce their stockpiles.
  • It was written in 1968, entered into force in 1970, and 190 countries have signed it since then.
  • Only four nations have not signed it. They are India, Israel, Pakistan South Sudan.
Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

A general in an army chart of command positions would constitute a.

  1. status

  2. role

  3. norm

  4. institution
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In sociology and organizational theory, a position in a hierarchy (like a general) represents a status, which is a recognized social position.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Which of the following does not come under the 'Social Defence Sector' promoted by the Gol?

  1. Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) scheme

  2. Grants-in-aid to NGOs for running old age homes (OAH)

  3. Day Care Centres (DCCs) and Mobile Medical Units (MMUs)

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All the schemes enlisted here are part of the Gol promoted Social defence Sector. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 was enacted in order to ensure need-based maintenance for parents and welfare measures for senior citizens.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Which organization has started the work to produce hypersonic weapon missiles that travel at 5 times speed of sound, or a little over a mile every second?

  1. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

  2. Indian Space Research Organisation

  3. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

  4. Bharat Electronics Limited

  5. Defence Research and Development
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the primary agency in India responsible for the development of advanced military technologies, including hypersonic missiles.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

What made countries like Japan rich/developed?

  1. Scientific inventions and discoveries

  2. Efficiency and technology evolved by people

  3. Raw materials and Natural resources

  4. None of them
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Developed countries like Japan have invested in people especially in the field of education and health.


Hence, the correct option is $\text{D}$

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Bio weapons cause harm to

  1. One generation

  2. Many generation

  3. Single individual

  4. A city
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Germ bombs release disease germs such as anthrax bacteria which may take epidemic shape and cause widespread death generation after generation.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Consider the following statements about 'Sahayog Kaijin' :
1. It is a joint exercise of the Coast Guards of India and Japan.
2. Its 13th edition was held recently off Chennai Port. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sahayog Kaijin is military exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its Japanese counterpart. Its 15th edition was held in Chennai in 2016. The exercise focusses on search and rescue operations, antipiracy procedures and interoperability between the two forces and other areas of common professional interest.