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upsc-p1-current-affairs-defence-security MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Arrange the following national-security reform milestones in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Naresh Chandra Task Force 2. Group of Ministers report following the Kargil Review Committee 3. Shekatkar Committee 4. Kargil Review Committee Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Kargil Review Committee followed the 1999 conflict. The Group of Ministers report came in 2001, the Naresh Chandra Task Force in 2011, and the Shekatkar Committee in 2016. Thus, the chronological order is 4-2-1-3.
Q2With reference to national-security reform bodies, consider the following statements: 1. The Kargil Review Committee was chaired by K. Subrahmanyam after the 1999 Kargil conflict. 2. The Group of Ministers report of 2001 recommended reforms in intelligence, internal security, border management and defence management. 3. The Shekatkar Committee of 2016 examined measures to enhance combat capability and rebalance defence expenditure. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. The Kargil Review Committee examined national-security management after the Kargil conflict. The 2001 Group of Ministers report addressed four broad reform areas, including intelligence and border management. The Shekatkar Committee focused on combat capability and the balance of defence expenditure. These bodies differ in both year and focus.
Q3Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Institution) 1. National Investigation Agency 2. Central Bureau of Investigation 3. National Disaster Response Force 4. National Security Guard List II (Legal basis or role) P. Specialist counter-terror force Q. Raised under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 R. Investigates scheduled offences under the NIA Act, 2008 S. Derives police powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
The NIA investigates scheduled offences under the NIA Act, giving 1-R. The CBI derives police powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, giving 2-S. The NDRF was raised under the Disaster Management Act, giving 3-Q. The NSG is a specialist counter-terror force, giving 4-P. Hence the correct sequence is 1-R, 2-S, 3-Q, 4-P.
Q4Consider the following statements about emergency provisions and fundamental rights: 1. Article 352 permits a National Emergency on the grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion. 2. Article 358 automatically suspends Article 19 during every National Emergency, including one declared on armed rebellion. 3. Articles 20 and 21 are protected from suspension of the right to move a court under Article 359. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Article 352 uses war, external aggression and armed rebellion as the three grounds. Article 358 operates automatically only when the Emergency is declared on war or external aggression, not armed rebellion. The 44th Amendment also protects Articles 20 and 21 from an Article 359 suspension order. Thus, Statement 2 is incorrect.
Q5With reference to the constitutional distribution of security powers, consider the following statements: 1. The supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union is vested in the President under Article 53. 2. Public order and police are subjects in the State List. 3. Article 355 gives the Union a routine policing power in every State. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Article 53 vests the supreme command of the defence forces in the President, while State List Entries 1 and 2 cover public order and police. Article 355 imposes a Union duty to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance; it is not a routine policing power. Therefore, Statement 3 is incorrect.
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6Arrange the following stages of a capital defence acquisition in the usual order, from earliest to latest: 1. Request for Proposal 2. Acceptance of Necessity 3. Technical and field evaluation 4. Identification of capability requirement Select the correct answer using the code given below.