Indian Foreign Policy Unit 5 Set 1

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This set of Indian Foreign Policy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Foreign Policy Unit 5 Set 1

Q1 | Who is the Father of Indian Nuclear programme?
  • Homi Jehangir Babha
  • APJ Abdul Kalam
  • Raja Ramanna
  • Rajagopala Chidambaram
Answer: Homi Jehangir Babha
Q2 | Who is the current Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission in India?
  • JL Nehru
  • VK Menon
  • Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
  • Ravi Shankar
Answer: Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
Q3 | India’s Nuclear Policy is based on:i) Credible minimum deterenceii) No-first-use policyWhich of the above statements is/are true?
  • Only i
  • Only ii
  • Both i & ii
  • None of the above
Answer: Both i & ii
Q4 | Which of the following institutions is responsible for the command, control and operational decisions regarding India’s nuclear weapons programme?
  • Nuclear Command Authority
  • Nuclear Authority of India
  • India’s Nuclear Agency
  • Central Command Authority
Answer: Nuclear Command Authority
Q5 | The Agency Executive of the Nuclear Command Authority is
  • President
  • Prime Minister
  • Vice President
  • Army Chief
Answer: Prime Minister
Q6 | Pokhran-II took place on
  • 13th March 1997
  • 10th March 1998
  • 11th May 1998
  • 16th June 1999
Answer: 11th May 1998
Q7 | India’s nuclear test in 1998 was called.
  • Operation Tiger
  • Operation Red
  • Operation Shakti
  • Operation Jai Hind
Answer: Operation Tiger
Q8 | Pokhran-1 was a nuclear bomb test conducted by Indian Army in the year.
  • 1974
  • 1976
  • 1984
  • 1998
Answer: 1974
Q9 | Pokhran – 1 was also known as.
  • Operation Buddha
  • Operation Shakti
  • Operation Nuclear
  • Smiling Buddha
Answer: Smiling Buddha
Q10 | BARC stands for
  • Babha Atomic Research Council
  • Bharat Atomic Research Centre
  • Bharat Atomic Resurgent Council
  • Babha Atomic Research Centre
Answer: Bharat Atomic Research Centre
Q11 | India is a member of MTCR which stands for
  • Multi Technology Centre Regime
  • Multi Technology Control & Reduction
  • Multi Technological Custom and Regime
  • Multi Technology Control Regime
Answer: Multi Technology Control Regime
Q12 | India is a member of.
  • NPT
  • NSG
  • PTBT
  • CTBT
Answer: PTBT
Q13 | Which of the following is capable of carrying nuclear war head?
  • HAL Cheetah
  • Agni-V
  • Tejas
  • Mi-17
Answer: Agni-V
Q14 | PTBT stands for
  • Practical Test Ban Treaty
  • Partial Test ban treaty
  • Partial Technology Ban treaty
  • Power test ban Treaty
Answer: Partial Test ban treaty
Q15 | The Look East Policy was formulated in the year.
  • 1999
  • 1998
  • 1996
  • 1991
Answer: 1991
Q16 | Look East Policy was launched under the Prime Ministership of.
  • Narasimha Rao
  • Moraji Deasai
  • ManMohan Singh
  • Indira Gandhi
Answer: Narasimha Rao
Q17 | The main priority of Look East Policy is to boost
  • Trading relations
  • Sports activities
  • Military training
  • Cultural ties
Answer: Trading relations
Q18 | Which region did the Look East Policy mainly focused?
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • South East Asia
Answer: South East Asia
Q19 | The full form of ASEAN is
  • Association of Southeast African Countries
  • Association of Southeast Asian Countries
  • Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America
  • Non of the above
Answer: Association of Southeast Asian Countries
Q20 | The 4C’s of Act East policy highlighted by prime minister Modi are.
  • Culture, Commerce, Connectivity, Cosmopolitan
  • Culture, Commerce, Connectivity, Capacity building
  • Cultivation, Commerce, Connectivity, Capacity building
  • Culture, Communication, Connectivity, Capacity building
Answer: Culture, Commerce, Connectivity, Capacity building
Q21 | The test type of Pokhran-II was
  • Outer space test
  • Underground test
  • Open air test
  • None of the above
Answer: Underground test
Q22 | Pokhran is situated at
  • Rajasthan
  • Guarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
Q23 | SEPECAT Jaguar belongs to
  • Indian Navy
  • Indian Army
  • Indian Air Force
  • None of the above
Answer: Indian Air Force
Q24 | Who was known as the ‘Missile man of India’
  • ManMohan Singh
  • Menon Shivshankar
  • Homi Jehangir Babha
  • APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer: APJ Abdul Kalam
Q25 | Agni-V is
  • Short Range Ballistic Missile
  • Medium Range ballistic Missile
  • Long-range ballistic missile
  • Intercontinental ballistic missile
Answer: Intercontinental ballistic missile
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