TOTAL DEFENCE QUIZ 2022

How many pillars of Total Defence are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Total Defence Day is commemorated on ______ of February every year.

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

What are the six pillars of Total Defence?

• Military, Civil, Education, Social, Digital, and Psychological Defence

• Military, Civil, Economic, Social, Cyber, and Psychological Defence

• Military, Civil, Economic, Social, Digital, and Psychological Defence

• Military, Civil, Economic, Social, Digital, and Physical Defence

Which arm of defence is the most recent addition to Singapore’s six pillars of Total Defence?

• Social Defence

• Digital Defence

• Economic Defence

• Psychological Defence

15th of February is marked as the day for commemoration of Total Defence Day as this was the day that Singapore

• fell under the rule of the Japanese in 1942

• gained complete independence from the British rule in 1963

• witnessed racial riots which led to the loss of lives in 1964

• achieved independence following its separation from Malaysia in 1965

Who is responsible for responding to challenges faced by our country?

• Singapore Police Force (SPF)

• Singapore Army Force (SAF)

• Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)

• Everyone in Singapore

Social defence is about _____________________.

• being resilient people

• having a strong and resilient economy

• living harmoniously and looking out for one another

• being secure, alert and responsible online

Which pillar of Total Defence has the means to deter aggression and to protect the country?

• Social Defence

• Civil Defence

• Military Defence

• Economic Defence

We can play our part in upholding a strong digital defence for Singapore by _____________________.

• learning to identify online news which are untrue and not be tricked by them

• Creating strong passwords for our online accounts so to keep them safe from cyber criminals

• safeguarding personal information such as home address, phone number and not sharing them at unauthorised websites

• practising all of the above digital habits

The annual sirens, set to begin sounding at 6.20 pm on the 15th of every February, marks the same time and day that ___________________ in the year of 1942.

• Japanese surrendered Singapore to British

• British surrendered Singapore to Japanese

• Japanese setting foot in Singapore

• Singapore achieved independence from the British rule