diff -ur pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/callback.c pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/callback.c
--- pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/callback.c	2013-06-18 09:14:25.000000000 +0530
+++ pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/callback.c	2014-05-10 12:39:24.432471953 +0530
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@
 	switch(event) {
 		case ALPM_QUESTION_INSTALL_IGNOREPKG:
 			if(!config->op_s_downloadonly) {
-				*response = yesno(_("%s is in IgnorePkg/IgnoreGroup. Install anyway?"),
+				*response = yesno(1, 0, _("%s is in IgnorePkg/IgnoreGroup. Install anyway?"),
 								  alpm_pkg_get_name(data1));
 			} else {
 				*response = 1;
 			}
 			break;
 		case ALPM_QUESTION_REPLACE_PKG:
-			*response = yesno(_("Replace %s with %s/%s?"),
+			*response = yesno(1, 0, _("Replace %s with %s/%s?"),
 					alpm_pkg_get_name(data1),
 					(char *)data3,
 					alpm_pkg_get_name(data2));
@@ -330,12 +330,12 @@
 			/* data parameters: target package, local package, conflict (strings) */
 			/* print conflict only if it contains new information */
 			if(strcmp(data1, data3) == 0 || strcmp(data2, data3) == 0) {
-				*response = noyes(_("%s and %s are in conflict. Remove %s?"),
+				*response = yesno(0, 0, _("%s and %s are in conflict. Remove %s?"),
 						(char *)data1,
 						(char *)data2,
 						(char *)data2);
 			} else {
-				*response = noyes(_("%s and %s are in conflict (%s). Remove %s?"),
+				*response = yesno(0, 0, _("%s and %s are in conflict (%s). Remove %s?"),
 						(char *)data1,
 						(char *)data2,
 						(char *)data3,
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 							count));
 				list_display("     ", namelist, getcols(fileno(stdout)));
 				printf("\n");
-				*response = noyes(_n(
+				*response = yesno(0, 0, _n(
 							"Do you want to skip the above package for this upgrade?",
 							"Do you want to skip the above packages for this upgrade?",
 							count));
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 			break;
 		case ALPM_QUESTION_LOCAL_NEWER:
 			if(!config->op_s_downloadonly) {
-				*response = yesno(_("%s-%s: local version is newer. Upgrade anyway?"),
+				*response = yesno(1, 0, _("%s-%s: local version is newer. Upgrade anyway?"),
 						alpm_pkg_get_name(data1),
 						alpm_pkg_get_version(data1));
 			} else {
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		case ALPM_QUESTION_CORRUPTED_PKG:
-			*response = yesno(_("File %s is corrupted (%s).\n"
+			*response = yesno(1, 0, _("File %s is corrupted (%s).\n"
 						"Do you want to delete it?"),
 					(char *)data1,
 					alpm_strerror(*(alpm_errno_t *)data2));
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@
 				strftime(created, 12, "%Y-%m-%d", localtime(&time));
 
 				if(key->revoked) {
-					*response = yesno(_("Import PGP key %d%c/%s, \"%s\", created: %s (revoked)?"),
+					*response = yesno(1, 1, _("Import PGP key %d%c/%s, \"%s\", created: %s (revoked)?"),
 							key->length, key->pubkey_algo, key->fingerprint, key->uid, created);
 				} else {
-					*response = yesno(_("Import PGP key %d%c/%s, \"%s\", created: %s?"),
+					*response = yesno(1, 1, _("Import PGP key %d%c/%s, \"%s\", created: %s?"),
 							key->length, key->pubkey_algo, key->fingerprint, key->uid, created);
 				}
 			}
diff -ur pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/conf.c pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/conf.c
--- pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/conf.c	2013-05-07 08:29:44.000000000 +0530
+++ pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/conf.c	2014-05-10 12:21:34.217424625 +0530
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 	newconfig->op = PM_OP_MAIN;
 	newconfig->logmask = ALPM_LOG_ERROR | ALPM_LOG_WARNING;
 	newconfig->configfile = strdup(CONFFILE);
+	newconfig->default_answer = PM_DEFAULT_ANSWER_SMART;
 	newconfig->deltaratio = 0.0;
 	if(alpm_capabilities() & ALPM_CAPABILITY_SIGNATURES) {
 		newconfig->siglevel = ALPM_SIG_PACKAGE | ALPM_SIG_PACKAGE_OPTIONAL |
@@ -514,6 +515,20 @@
 			if(!config->arch) {
 				config_set_arch(value);
 			}
+		} else if(strcmp(key, "DefaultAnswer") == 0) {
+			if (strncasecmp(value, "smart", 5) == 0) {
+				config->default_answer = PM_DEFAULT_ANSWER_SMART;
+			}
+			else if(strncasecmp(value, "safe", 4) == 0) {
+				config->default_answer = PM_DEFAULT_ANSWER_SAFER;
+			}
+			else {
+				pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR,
+					_("config file %s, line %d: invalid value for '%s' : '%s'\n"),
+					file, linenum, "DefaultAnswer", value);
+				return 1;
+			}
+			pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "config: defaultanswer = %s\n", value);
 		} else if(strcmp(key, "UseDelta") == 0) {
 			double ratio;
 			char *endptr;
diff -ur pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/conf.h pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/conf.h
--- pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/conf.h	2013-04-30 16:35:45.000000000 +0530
+++ pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/conf.h	2014-05-10 12:24:35.346126668 +0530
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	unsigned short checkspace;
 	unsigned short usesyslog;
 	unsigned short color;
+	unsigned short default_answer; /* see enum below */
 	double deltaratio;
 	char *arch;
 	char *print_format;
@@ -168,6 +169,11 @@
 	PM_COLOR_ON
 };
 
+enum {
+	PM_DEFAULT_ANSWER_SMART = 0,
+	PM_DEFAULT_ANSWER_SAFER     /* Use safer (conservative) defaults */
+};
+
 /* global config variable */
 extern config_t *config;
 
diff -ur pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/remove.c pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/remove.c
--- pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/remove.c	2013-04-30 16:35:45.000000000 +0530
+++ pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/remove.c	2014-05-10 12:41:29.182836680 +0530
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 			holdpkg = 1;
 		}
 	}
-	if(holdpkg && (noyes(_("HoldPkg was found in target list. Do you want to continue?")) == 0)) {
+	if(holdpkg && (yesno(0, 0, _("HoldPkg was found in target list. Do you want to continue?")) == 0)) {
 		retval = 1;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 	/* print targets and ask user confirmation */
 	display_targets();
 	printf("\n");
-	if(yesno(_("Do you want to remove these packages?")) == 0) {
+	if(yesno(1, 0, _("Do you want to remove these packages?")) == 0) {
 		retval = 1;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
diff -ur pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/sync.c pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/sync.c
--- pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/sync.c	2013-06-18 09:14:25.000000000 +0530
+++ pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/sync.c	2014-05-10 12:44:19.157869330 +0530
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 
 	dbpath = alpm_option_get_dbpath(config->handle);
 	printf(_("Database directory: %s\n"), dbpath);
-	if(!yesno(_("Do you want to remove unused repositories?"))) {
+	if(!yesno(1, 0, _("Do you want to remove unused repositories?"))) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 	printf(_("removing unused sync repositories...\n"));
@@ -196,13 +196,13 @@
 		printf(_("Cache directory: %s\n"), (const char *)i->data);
 
 		if(level == 1) {
-			if(!yesno(_("Do you want to remove all other packages from cache?"))) {
+			if(!yesno(1, 0, _("Do you want to remove all other packages from cache?"))) {
 				printf("\n");
 				continue;
 			}
 			printf(_("removing old packages from cache...\n"));
 		} else {
-			if(!noyes(_("Do you want to remove ALL files from cache?"))) {
+			if(!yesno(0, 0, _("Do you want to remove ALL files from cache?"))) {
 				printf("\n");
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -799,9 +799,9 @@
 
 	int confirm;
 	if(config->op_s_downloadonly) {
-		confirm = yesno(_("Proceed with download?"));
+		confirm = yesno(1, 0, _("Proceed with download?"));
 	} else {
-		confirm = yesno(_("Proceed with installation?"));
+		confirm = yesno(1, 0, _("Proceed with installation?"));
 	}
 	if(!confirm) {
 		retval = 1;
diff -ur pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/util.c pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/util.c
--- pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/util.c	2013-05-07 08:29:44.000000000 +0530
+++ pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/util.c	2014-05-10 12:57:42.578274269 +0530
@@ -1538,25 +1538,16 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int yesno(const char *format, ...)
+int yesno(short preset, short safepreset, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	int ret;
 	va_list args;
 
+	if(!config->noconfirm && config->default_answer == PM_DEFAULT_ANSWER_SAFER) {
+		preset = safepreset;
+	}
 	va_start(args, format);
-	ret = question(1, format, args);
-	va_end(args);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int noyes(const char *format, ...)
-{
-	int ret;
-	va_list args;
-
-	va_start(args, format);
-	ret = question(0, format, args);
+	ret = question(preset ? 1 : 0, format, args);
 	va_end(args);
 
 	return ret;
diff -ur pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/util.h pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/util.h
--- pacman-4.1.2.old/src/pacman/util.h	2013-04-30 16:35:45.000000000 +0530
+++ pacman-4.1.2/src/pacman/util.h	2014-05-10 12:06:38.394256161 +0530
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@
 int select_question(int count);
 int multiselect_question(char *array, int count);
 int colon_printf(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
-int yesno(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
-int noyes(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
+int yesno(short preset, short safepreset, const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 
 int pm_printf(alpm_loglevel_t level, const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf,2,3)));
 int pm_asprintf(char **string, const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf,2,3)));