National Security

Q.

What is civil war?

Q. Choose the correct option based on the following statements.

Assertion (A): India is a sovereign country.
Reason (R): India has well-defined borders and a government which does not have to ask the authority of any other nation before making decisions.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. A is false but R is true.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Q. What is National Security?

1. Ability of nation to create job opportunities
2. Ability of a nation to provide for its citizens
3. Ability of a nation to do business
4. Ability of a nation to protect itself

Q. When Lal Bahadur Shastri was Indian Prime Minister, he signed an agreement called 'X' on 10 January, 1966 with Pakistan's president to put an end to the 17-day war between India and Pakistan. Identify 'X'.

1. Nuclear Non-Aggression Agreement
2. Tashkent Agreement
3. Indus Waters Treaty
4. Lahore Declaration

Q. How many nations does India share its land borders with?

1. 5
2. 8
3. 7
4. 6

Q. In which of the following years did India go to war with Pakistan?

1. 1947
2. 1965
3. 1972
4. 1999

Q. Write a short note on India’s security system.

Q. India fought a war with China in which of the following years?

1. 1962
2. 1947
3. 1965
4. 1971

Q. India signed the Tashkent Agreement with Pakistan in 1986.

1. True
2. False

Q. The ability of a state to cater to the protection and defence of its citizens is known as ‘national security’.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which Indian Prime Minister signed Tashkent Agreement letter?

1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. Morarji Desai
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Gulzarilal Nanda