OTEE Defence and Security Studies 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary mission of India's nuclear doctrine based on?
- First-use policy
- No First Use (NFU) policy (Correct answer)
- Massive retaliation only
- Pre-emptive strike capability
Correct answer: No First Use (NFU) policy
India's nuclear doctrine is based on No First Use (NFU) policy, meaning India will not use nuclear weapons first but will respond with massive retaliation if attacked with nuclear weapons.
Question 2: The Siachen Glacier conflict between India and Pakistan began in which year?
- 1980
- 1984 (Correct answer)
- 1988
- 1992
Correct answer: 1984
The Siachen conflict began in April 1984 when India launched Operation Meghdoot to secure the Siachen Glacier before Pakistan could do so.
Question 3: Which international treaty prohibits the development, production, and stockpiling of chemical weapons?
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
- Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
- Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (Correct answer)
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Correct answer: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is the international treaty that prohibits chemical weapons and requires their destruction, administered by the OPCW.
Question 4: What does NATO stand for?
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Correct answer)
- National Alliance for Treaty Operations
- North American Treaty Organisation
- Naval and Air Treaty Operations
Correct answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, a military alliance founded in 1949 for collective defence under Article 5 of its charter.
Question 5: Which Indian warship was commissioned as India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier?
- INS Vikramaditya
- INS Viraat
- INS Vikrant (R11)
- INS Vikrant (IAC-1) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: INS Vikrant (IAC-1)
INS Vikrant (IAC-1), commissioned in September 2022, is India's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier under the Indian Navy's sea power expansion.
Question 6: The United Nations Security Council has how many permanent members?
- 3
- 4
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 5
The UN Security Council has 5 permanent members (P5): the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China, each holding veto power.
Question 7: Operation Blue Star (1984) was conducted to flush out militants from which religious site?
- Jama Masjid, Delhi
- Golden Temple, Amritsar (Correct answer)
- Char Dham, Uttarakhand
- Somnath Temple, Gujarat
Correct answer: Golden Temple, Amritsar
Operation Blue Star was the Indian military operation in June 1984 to remove Sikh militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.
OTEE Defence and Security Studies 2
What is the primary mission of India's nuclear doctrine based on?