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TOTAL DEFENCE QUIZ 2022

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many pillars of Total Defence are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

2.

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

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

3.

What are the six pillars of Total Defence?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

4.

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

a)

Social Defence

b)

Digital Defence

c)

Economic Defence

d)

Psychological Defence

5.

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

a)

fell under the rule of the Japanese in 1942

b)

gained complete independence from the British rule in 1963

c)

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

d)

achieved independence following its separation from Malaysia in 1965

6.

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

a)

Singapore Police Force (SPF)

b)

Singapore Army Force (SAF)

c)

Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)

d)

Everyone in Singapore

7.

Social defence is about _____________________.

a)

being resilient people

b)

having a strong and resilient economy

c)

living harmoniously and looking out for one another

d)

being secure, alert and responsible online

8.

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

a)

Social Defence

b)

Civil Defence

c)

Military Defence

d)

Economic Defence

9.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

practising all of the above digital habits

10.

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.

a)

Japanese surrendered Singapore to British

b)

British surrendered Singapore to Japanese

c)

Japanese setting foot in Singapore

d)

Singapore achieved independence from the British rule