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DEFENCE AND SECURITYIndia’s defence problem is more complex because of her long coastline and long-land frontiers. To its north lies Nepal, Bhutan, and China; to the northwest lies Pakistan; to the east lies Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China; and to the south lies the island country of Sri Lanka.India, having a history of conflicts with Pakistan and China, is confronted with dangers of wars and intrusions in the sensitive border states.However, the defence policy of India aims at promoting and sustaining durable peace in the sub-continent, especially its neighbourhood and equipping its defence forces adequately to safeguard against aggression.The president of India is the Supreme Commander of the armed force. However, the Cabinet is responsible for national defence. The Administrative control of armed forces is exercised by the Ministry of Defence, which constitutes the following.(a) Department of Defence(b) Department of Defence Production and Supplies(c) Department of Defence Research and Development

(DDRD).ArmyHeaded by Chief of the Army StaffHeadquarters New DelhiApproximate strength of 1,200,000 approximatelyarmy personnelFurther, the three services Headquarters, which were used to be attached offices of Ministry of Defence are now integrated with the Ministry and known as Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence.

Number of CommandsCommand Headquarters

1. Western Command Chandimandir2. Eastern Command Calcutta3. Northern Command Udhampur4. Southern Command Pune5. Central Command Lucknow6. Training Command

(added in 1991)Mhow

7. South Western Command(added in 2005)

Jaipur

Each command is under a General Officer Commanding-in-Chief who is of the rank of Lt General. The command is further divided into areas and independent sub-areas, commanded by a Major-General and a Brigadier, respectively.Air ForceHeaded By Chief of the Air StaffHeadquarters New DelhiApproximate strength of 115,000Air Force personnel approximately

Number of Commands Command Headquarters1. Western Air Command Delhi2. South-Western Air Command Gandhinagar3. Central Air Command Allahabad4. Eastern Air Command Shillong5. Southern Air Command Thiruvanathapuram

In addition to the above main command, there are two support commands, or functional commands, namely:1. Training Command – Bangalore2. Maintenance Command – NagpurToday, the Air Force has an array of modern aircraft on its inventory besides other hi-tech electronic and support equipment. The aircraft fleet consists of fighter-bombers, air-superiority fighters, interceptors, transport, and logistic aircraft and helicopters.Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) On 20 August 1996 at Kolar (near Bangalore), India made successful test flights on UAV, named Nishant. Nishant is capable of performing aerial reconnaissance of the battlefield to locate targets at long distances behind enemy lines.NavyHeaded by Chief of Naval StaffHeadquarters New DelhiApproximate Strength 62,000 approximately

Number of CommandsCommand Headquarters

1. Western Naval Command Mumbai2. Eastern Naval Command Visakhapatnam

Operational command 3. Southern Naval Command Kochi used for training

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Each command is commanded by a flag officer commanding- in-chief.The Indian Navy is a well-balanced three-dimensional force consisting of sophisticated missile-capable warships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers, advanced submarines, and the latest aircraft in its inventory. At present, the Navy has two major Naval bases at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. Goa and Arkonnam are the major Naval air bases.Important Submarines/Missile Boats/Warships

Submarines Warships Missile BoatsINS Chakra INS Savitri INS VibhutiINS Shahkul INS Delhi INS PraharINS Shalki INS Mysore INS PrashantINS Sindhushastra INS Brahamputra

INS GhariyalINS KulishINS SatpuraINS TalwarINS Tillanchang

INS NashakINS Vipul

Location of Defence EstablishmentsArmyIndian Military Academy DehradunThe College of Military Engineering Kirkee (Pune)The School of Signals MhowThe Infantry School MhowThe Corps of Military Police Centre Faizabadand SchoolThe Army Education Corps and Training PachmarhiCollegeNavyIndian Naval Academy KochiNaval Air Station Garuda KochiINS Agrani (Petty Officer’s School) CoimbatoreNaval Gunnery School KochiTorpedo Anti-Submarine School KochiNavigation Direction School MormugaoAir ForcePilot Training Establishment AllahabadJet Training and Transport Training HyderabadWings, Air Force StationThe Air Force Technical Training JalahalliCollegeParatroopers Training School AgraInter-services InstitutesNational Defence Academy KhadakvaslaNational Defence College New DelhiDefence Services Staff College WellingtonSchool of Land/Air Warfare Secunderabad

Rashtriya Indian Military College DehradunArmed Forces Medical College PuneDefence Production UndertakingsEight public sector undertakings (PSUs) currently function under the Department of Defence Production and Supplies. They are HAL, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL), Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSC), Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL), and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI).DRDOIt was established in 1958 by amalgamating Defence Science Organization and some of the Technical Development Institutions. It functions under the control of Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister who is also secretary, Defence R&D. DRDO formulates and executes programmes of scientific research, design and development leading to induction of state-of-the-art weapons, platforms, and other equipment required by the Armed Forces. It is engaged in the pursuit of self-reliance in critical technologies of relevance to national security.The major achievements towards indigenous development of defence weapons and systems are (i) development leading to production of surface-to-surface missile, Prithvi; (ii) state-of-the-art MBT, Arjun; (iii) flight simulators for aircraft; (iv) pilotless target aircraft, Lakshya; (v) parallel super-computer; and (vi) the submarine sonar and weapon control system, Panchendriya.INDIA’S INTERNAL SECURITYPolicePolice is a state subject under the Constitution. The head of a police force in a state is the Director-General of Police (DGP) or Inspector-General of Police (IGP). For administrative purposes, each state is divided into ranges headed by the Deputy-Inspector General of Police (DIG) and a range is further divided into districts, each under the control of a Superintendent of Police (SP). All senior police posts in various states are included in the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres, recruitment for which is made on an All-India basis. However, for lower ranks up to Deputy Superintendent (DSP), the recruitment is done at the state levels.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)Raised 1939Headed by Director-GeneralHeadquarters New DelhiObjectives To assist the state/union territory police in

maintenance of law and orderThe 88th battalion of CRPF known as ‘Mahila battalion’ which was commissioned on 30 March 1986, is the world’s first paramilitary force comprising entirely of women.Border Security Force (BSF)Raised 1965Headed by Director-GeneralHeadquarters New Delhi

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Objectives Vigilance on India’s international borders and during war assumes supplementary role with the army.

Assam RiflesRaised 1835Headed by Director-GeneralHeadquarters ShillongObjectives Vigilance of international borders in

northeast and countering insurgency operations in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland. It is the oldest paramilitary force in the country.

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)Raised 1969Headed by Director-GeneralHeadquarters DelhiObjectives Provide security to industrial

undertakings owned by the governmentIndo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)Raised 1962Headed by Director-GeneralHeadquarters New DelhiObjectives Guarding approximately 1, 221 km of

Indo-Tibetan border, extending from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Lipulekh pass at Indo-Tibet junction and Nepal border. Also VIP security, law and order, and bank security.

Coast GuardEstablish 1978Objectives To protect the maritime and other national

interests in the maritime zones of India.Home GuardsRaised 1962Objectives To assist the police in maintaining

security, to help defence forces local authorities in case of epidemics and to undertake such other services as may be required by the government from time to time

Rapid Action Force (RAF) The newly formed ‘zero response’ time central outfit, the RAF, became operational on 7 October 1992. It is basically a central police organization and is under the operational command CRPF. Ten battalions of the CRPF have been reoriented for tackling communal riots in the country.

India’s Missile System : At a Glance

S. No. Missile Feature Range

1 Astra Missile Beyond Visual range air-to-air Missile

A range of over 80 km in head on mode and 20 km in tail-chase mode.

2 Shourya Missile

Canisterised Surface-to-surface missile

600 km

3 Sagarika Missile (K-15)

Submarine-to-Surface Missile

More than 700 km

4 Akash Missile Medium range Surface-to-Air Missile

25 km

5 Nag Missile Third Generation-fire and forget-anti-tank guided missile

4 to 6 km

6 Nirbhay Missile

Long range subsonic cruise missile

1000 km

7 Dhanush Missile

The Ship-based Surface-to-surface ballistic missile

300 to 350 km

8 Brahmos Missile (Joint Indo-Russia Venture)

Supersonic cruise missile (can be launched from ships, submarines, aricrafts and land)

290 km

9 (a) Prithvi-I (Army version)

A single stage liquid-fuelled surface-to-surface missile.

150 km

(b) Prithivi-II (Air force version)

A single stage liquid-fuelled surface-to-surface missile.

250 km

(c) Prithvi-III (Naval Version)

A two-stage surface-to-surface missile (first stage is solid fuelled and second stage is liquid fuelled).

350 km

10 (a) Agni-I Short range ballistic missile

700-800 km

(b) Agni-II Medium range ballistic missile

2500 km

(c) Agni-III Intermediate range ballistic missile

3500 km

(d) Agni-IV Intermediate 4000 km(e) Agni-V Range ballistic

missile5500-5800 km

(f) Agni-VI (tested)

undu development 600-800 km

Tanks in India

Type Q u a n t i t y (Estimated) Origin Description

A r j u n MBT 248 India

The Indian Army ordered 124 'Arjun' Mk1 MBTs in 2000 and placed another order for additional 124 'Arjun' Mk1 MBTs and 124 'Arjun' Mk2 MBTs in 2010, after Arjun tank had conclusively out-performed the T-90. Indian Army is set to acquire 124 Arjun Mk2 tanks as a follow-on order, accord-ing to the Defence Minister.

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T-90 1,050 Russia

Procured in three separate or-ders. Two batches (310 tanks and knockdown kits in 2000 and a fur-ther 300 in 2006) were purchased from Russia. A further 1000 were to be produced locally by 2020. Of those, the first batch of 10 were delivered in August 2009.

T-72 2,414 Soviet U n i o n Poland

Upgraded to advanced Ajeya Mk1 and MK2 standard mainly based on Polish PT-91 Twardy Tank features developed by DRDO

Indian sea-based nuclear-armed ballistic missiles

Name Type Maximum range (km)

Status

Dhanush Short-range 350 Developed, but not deployed

Sagarika (K-15)

SLBM 700 Awaiting deployment on INS

K-4 SLBM3 500 Tested

Naval AttractionsNuclear-powered submarines

Class Type Boats Displace-ment Note

Chakra (Akula II)-class

A t t a c k submarin (SSN)

INS Chakra (S71)

1 2 , 7 7 0 tonnes

Under a 10 year lease from Rus-sia since 2012.

Arihant-class

Ballistic M i s s i l e submarine (SSBN)

INS Ari-hant (S73)

6 , 0 0 0 t o n n e s , surfaced

Undergoing sea trials, expected to be commissioned by 2014-2015.

Aircraft carriers

Class Type ShipsD i s -p lace-ment

Description

Centaur-class

Aircraft carrier

INS Viraat(R22)

28,700 tonnes

STOVL carrier. Scheduled to be decommissioned by 2018 and re-placed by INS Vikrant

ModifiedKiev-class

Aircraft carrier

INSVikramaditya (R33)

45,400 tonnes STOBAR carrier.

Replenishment ships

Class Type Ships Origin Displacement

Deepak-classReplen-i shment oiler

INSDeepak(A50)INS Shakti (A57)

Italy 27,500 tonnes

Jyoti-classReplen-i shment oiler

INSJyoti (A58) Russia 35,900 tonnes

Aditya-class

Replen-i shment oiler &Repair ship

INSAditya(A59)

India 24,612 tonnes

Research and survey vessels

Class Type Ships Origin Disp lace -ment Note

Sagard-hwani

Research vessel

INS Sagardhwani (A74)

India 2,050 tonnes

S a n d -hayak-class

Survey vessel

INSNirupak(J14)INS Investigator(J15)INSJamuna(J16)INSSutlej(J17)INSSandhayak(J18)INSNirdeshak(J19)INSDarshak(J20)INSSarvekshak (J22)

India 1,800 tonnes

Makar-class

Survey vessel

I N S M a -kar (J31) India 500

tonnes

New cat-a m a -ran de -sign. Five m o r e ships are u n d e r v a r i o u s stage of construc-tion.

Some Latest AircraftsC-130J: The aircraft is capable of performing paradrop, heavy drop, casuality evacuation and can also operate from short and semi prepared surfaces. C-130J is the heaviest aircraft to land at DBO in Aug 2013. C-17: The aircraft is capable of carrying a payload of 40-70 tons up to a distance of 4200-9000 km in a single hop. IL-76: A four engine heavy duty/long haul military transport aircraft of Russian origin with a max speed of 850 km/hr. It has a twin 23 mm cannon in tail turret and capacity to carry 225 paratroopers or 40 tones freight, wheeled or tracked armored vehicles. AN-32: Twin engine turboprop, medium tactical transport air-craft of Russian origin with a crew of five and capacity to carry

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39 paratroopers or max load of 6.7 tonnes. It has a max cruise speed of 530 km/hr.EMBRAER: The main role of employment of this executive Jet Air craft is to convey VVIPs/VIPs to destinations within India and abroad. Air HQ Communication Squadron operates this aircrafts and it has maintained a flawless incident/accident free track record till date. AVRO: Twin engine turboprop, military transport and freighter of British origin having a capacity of 48 paratroopers or 6 tonnes freight and max cruise speed of 452 km/hr. Dornier: Twin engine turboprop, logistic air support staff trans-port aircraft of German origin capable of carrying 19 passengers or 2057 kg freight. It has a max speed of 428 km/hr. Boeing 737-200: Twin engine turbofan, VIP passenger aircraft of American origin with total seating capacity of upto 60 passengers. It has a max cruise speed of 943 km/hr. MI-25/MI-35: Twin engine turboshaft, assault and anti armour helicopter capable of carrying 8 men assault squad with four barrel 12.7 mm rotary gun in nose barbette and upto 1500 Kg of external ordnance including Scorpion anti-tank missiles. It has a max cruise speed of 310 km/hr. MI-26: Twin engine turboshaft, military heavy lift helicopter of Russian origin with carrying capacity of 70 combat equipped troops or 20,000 kg payload. It has a max speed of 295 km/hr. MI-17 V5: The Mi-17 V5 is a potent helicopter platform, equipped with modern avionics and glass cockpit instrumenta-tion. They are equipped with state-of-art navigational equipment, avionics, weather radar and are NVG-compatible. Chetak: Single engine turboshaft, light utility French helicopter with capacity of 6 passengers or 500 kg load. It has a max speed of 220 km/hr. Cheetah: Single engine turboshaft, FAC/casevac helicopter of French origin having capacity to carry 3 passengers or 100 kg external sling loads. It has max cruise speed of 121 km/hr and can climb to 1 km in 4 minutes.

General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC appoints as New Army Chief of India

General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, was commissioned into 4/5 GR(FF) in Jun 1974. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Chittorgarh and the National Defence Academy.Some Earlier Army Chiefs of IndiaGeneral NC Vij (31 Dec 2002 to 31 Jan 2005)General JJ Singh (01 Feb 2005 to 30 Sep 2007)General Deepak Kapoor (30 Sep 2007 to 30 Mar 2010)General VK Singh (31 Mar 2010 to 31 May 2012)General Bikram Singh (01 Jun 2012 to 31 Jul 2014)

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL ARUP RAHA PVSM AVSM VM ADC ;CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF, INDIAN AIR FORCEAir Chief Marshal Arup Raha PVSM AVSM VM ADC graduated from the National Defense Academy, Pune with the President’s Gold Medal in 1973 and was commissioned in the Flying Branch in Dec 1974. He was deputed as the Military and Air Attache in the Embassy of India, Kyiv, Ukraine from 1999 to 2001. Some Ex-Chiefs of Air ForceAir Chief Marshal SP Tyagi PVSM AVSM VM CAS 31 Dec 2004 - 31 Mar 2007Air Chief Marshal F H Major PVSM AVSM SC VM CAS 31 Mar 2007 - 31 May 2009

Air Chief Marshal P V Naik PVSM VSM CAS 31 May 2009 - 31 Jul 2011Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne PVSM AVSM VM ADC CAS 01 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2013

Indian Air Force Joins Hand Towards Humanitarian As-sistance To MaldivesIn a swift response to the ‘National Crisis’ faced by the Maldives, following the shutting down of the desalination plants in a fire incident in capital in Male’, the Indian Air Force had pressed fixed wing aircraft into service, carrying a consignment of po-table water to meet the immediate requirement of the people in Male’. Five aircraft including Two C-17 Globemaster-III and Three IL-76 with 153 tones on 05 December 2014 and Three aircraft including Two C-17 and one IL-76 with 130 tones on 06 December 2014 were pressed into service. Two C-17 aircraft have delivered 90 tones of potable water to Male’ on 07 Dec 14. Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, has no natural water source and consumes only treated sea water.

Platinum Jubilee for INS CIRCARSINS Circars the depot ship of Eastern Naval Command is also known as the Flagship of the East, celebrated its Platinum Jubilee on 12 December 2014. It was in 1923 when the British identi-fied Visakhapatnam as an important convoy assembly point for military operation a small Naval Base was set up on 12 December 1939. With a need to expand, the base was formally established as HMIS Circars on 12 April 1942.

India – Russia Navy Exercise (INDRA NAVY-14)India – Russia Navy Exercise (INDRA NAVY-14). India-Russia Naval Exercises, named ‘INDRA NAVY’ are being conducted since 2003. The first Indo-Russian bilateral naval exercise was conducted in May 2003 on both the Western and Eastern seaboards of India. On 14th July, ships of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, viz., Shivalik, Ranvijay and Shakti, under the Command of Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived at Vladivostok, Russia to participate in the exercise. The major aims of the visit are strength-ening and development of friendly relations between the navies of the two countries and conduct of joint Naval exercise INDRA NAVY 14. In the exercise, the Russian Navy was represented by guided-missile cruiser Varyag, destroyer Bystry, large landing craft Peresvet along with supply vessels. Air assets of the Pacific Fleet and Indian Navy were also actively involved in the exercise.

DRDO successfully tested an indigenous 1000 kg glide bombRecently, India’s Defence Research and Development Organi-sation (DRDO) successfully tested an indigenously built 1000 kg glide bomb. The bomb had successfully hit a target 100 km away in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast.The bomb was dropped by an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft in the ocean. It glided for nearly 100 km before hitting the tar-get with great precision. The bomb was guided by an on-board navigation system. The flight of the glide bomb was monitored by radars and electro-optic systems stationed at Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore district, about 230 km from Bhubaneswar.

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Exercise-11. Which is NOT the name of the missile developed by

the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?

(a) Shaurya (b) Pinaka (c) Brahmos (d) Agni2. INS Airavat is India’s (a) Naval Ship (b) Amphibious Ship (c) Submarine (d) Navy Command Centre3. With reference to Indian defence. Which one of following

statements is NOT correct? (a) With the induction of Prithvi-II, the IAF is the only

air force in the world with surface to surface ballistic missiles under its command

(b) Sukhoi-30 MKI jet fighters can launch air-to-air and air-to-surface precision missiles

(c) Trishul is a supersonic surface to air missile with a range of 30 km

(d) The indigenously built INS Prabal can launch4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Southern Air Command: Thiruvananthapuram (b) Eastern Naval Command :Visakhapatnam (c) Armoured corps centre and school : Jabalpur (d) Army Medical crops centre and school : Lucknow5. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Arjun : Indigenously produced Main Battle Tank

(MBT) (b) Phalcon : Cruise missile supplied by Russia to India. (c) Saras : Indigenously developed civilian passenger

aircraft. (d) Operation Seabird: New Indian naval base at Karwar.6. Which one of the following is a modern tank? (a) Bhim (b) Akash (c) Arjun (d) Prithvi7. The supreme command of the defence forces is vested with the (a) Field Marshal (b) Commander-in-Chief (c) prime Minister (d) President of India8. A Regional Army command is commanded by an officer

of the rank of (a) General (b) Lt General (c) Major General (d) Brigadier9. How many ‘Mahila’ battalions are there in CRPF? (a) three (b) two (c) one (d) none10. ‘Prithvi’, India’s first indigenously built long-range surface-

to-surface missile was inducted into the Indian Army in: (a) April 1992 (b) May 1993 (c) June 1994 (d) July 199511. The college of Military Engineering is situated at : (a) Kirkee (Pune) (b) Mhow (c) Dehradun (d) Chennai12. Vajra prahar is a bilateral military exercise between India and? (a) Bangladesh (b) Sri Lanka

(c) Russia (d) U.S.A13. Scorpian Submarins are built by the Mazagaaon Dock

limited this is expected to be available to the Indian Navy

in 2015. India got the scorpian Submarins from? (a) France (b) Russia

(c) U.K. (d) Israel14. What is Project 75-I ? (a) It is a project for building indigenous AWACS. (b) It is a project for developing Kaveri engine. (c) It is a project for developing Submarines. (d) It is a project for developing Arjun- Mark II Tank15. India’s first indigenously built submarine is (a) INS Shahkul (b) INS Savitri (c) INS Vibhuti (d) INS Shalki16. Which of the following is a medium range multitarget

surface-to-air missile? (a) Trishul (b) Prithvi (c) Agni (d) Akash17. Sukhoi-30 MKI Squadron is not stationed at (a) Tezpur (b) Pune (c) Jamnagar (d) Bareilly18. Which one of the following is the name of the Airborne

Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2009?

(a) Phoenix (b) Eagle (c) Kite (d) Phalcon19. High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian Army is located at (a) Gulmarg (b) Siachin (c) Leh (d) Manali20. Which one of the following statement with respect to India

Air Force is not correct? (a) Chetak is a single engine turboshaft helicopter of

Russian origin (b) SU-30 is a twin engine fighter of Russian origin (c) Mirage-2000 is a multi-role fighter of French origin (d) MiG-29 is a twin engine fighter aircraft of Russian origin.21. The acronym of which one of the following missile is

perceived as the confluence of the two nations (India and Russia) represented by two rivers?

(a) Astra (b) Akash (c) Prithvi (d) BrahMos22. The aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov procured by Indian

from Russia is renamed as (a) INS Virat (b) INS Godavari (c) INS Trishul (d) INS Vikramaditya23. With reference to the defence of India, what is Bison? (a) An unmanned low flying aircraft for reconnaissance. (b) An indigenously developed all weather multipurpose

helicopter. (c) An indigenously developed air-borne early warning

system. (d) A fighter aircraft with a powerful radar and missiles.24. Sahyog-Kaijin-XI is a: (a) India-Japan Joint Coast Guard Exercise (b) India-Japan Joint Naval Exercise. (c) India-Srilanka Joint Coast Guard Exercise (d) India-Srilanka Joint Naval Exercise

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Exercise- 2Statement Based MCQ

1. Consider the following statements : 1. Prithvi-II ballistic missile has a range of 700 km 2. Prithvi-II is the Air Force version of the 150 km Prithvi

which was earlier inducted into the Army. 3. Prithvi-II can carry 1000 kg warhead Which of these statements is/are correct ? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 only2. Consider the following statements regarding the armed

forces: 1. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in

Indian Air Force in 1996 2. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur 3. Southern Command of Indian Navy has it headquarters

at Chennai. 4. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is

located at Port Blair Which of these statements are correct? (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 only (d) 4 only3. Which of above is Defence Production public-sector

undertaking (PSUS)? 1. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 2. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) 3. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) Consider the following PSUS (a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 34. What is Jugnu? 1. Unmanned air vehicle designed by DRDO 2. Latest LCA acquired by Indian Air force 3. Micro Sattellite built by IITB 4. Energy efficient LED designed by sony Which of the above is true (a) 1 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 only (d) 4 only5. Consider the following: 1. INS Jalashva 2. C130J 3. P8I maritime aircraft The Indian armed forces have procured which among the

above from United States of America? (a) 2 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 36. Consider the following Statements : - 1. Brahmos armed with su-30MKI would be a game

changer in the India ocean because it has a range of 290Km and can also travel at a top speed of mach 2.8

barely 3-4 metres above the sea Surface, the missile cannot be intercepted by any known weapon system in the world.

2. Brah Mos Acrospace, a joint venture between India and Russia has started designing a hypersonic version of the Brahmos missile Brahmos - II

Which of the above statement is / are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 27. Consider the following Statements : 1. Agni - II is a Surface - to - surface intermediate range

missile that can carry nuclear weapons and has a range of more than 2000 km.

2. The missile re-entry vehicle is made with Carbon – Carbon Composits. To with stood very high temperatures of up to 3,000 degree Celsius.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 28. Consider the following statements : - 1. Medium range surface - to- surface prithvi-II ballistic

missile is a single stage, liquid propelled missile, that is capable of striking targets at a maximum range of 350km.

2. The Prithvi is the first of the missiles developed under the country’s Integrated Guided missile development programme. It has now two variants -Air force version (Prithvi-II) and Naval (Dhanush) both having a range of 350 km.

Which of the above statement is/are Correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 29. Consider the following statements 1. Rustom I, a medium altitude and long- endurance

Unmanned Aerial Vehichle (UAV). 2. Lakshy (UAV) -A drone that is remotely piloted by a

ground control station provides aerial subtargets for live fire training.

3. Nishant (UAV) is a Surveillance aircraft primarily tasked with intelligence gathering over enemy territory.

4. All the above UAV are developed by the Hyderabad - based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE).

Which of the above statement is/are Correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 4 only

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10. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Kiran MK 11 : Aerobatic aircraft 2. MI 35 : Attack helicopter 3. Mirage 2000 : Military transport aircraft Select the correct answer using the code given below (a) 1 only (b) Both 1 and 2 (c) Both 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 311. Consider the following statements regarding Sukhoi PAK

FA T-50 aircraft. 1. It is a joint venture of USA and India. 2. It is a fifth generation fighter aircraft. 3. It has the ability to super cruise or operate at speeds

beyond the sound. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 312. Consider the following statements about Lakshya 1. It is one of India’s advanced light helicopters. 2. It is remote-controlled from the ground and designed

to impart training to pilots. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 213. Consider the following statements about National Security

Guards (NSG) 1. NSG was set up in the year 1984. 2. Hostage rescue missions and counterhijak operations

are its primary tasks. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 214. The “Synthetic Aperture Radar” Technology is used in: 1. RISAT-1 2. RISAT-2 3. CARTOSAT 4. KALPANA (a) 1 and 4 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 215. F-22 Raptor which is a fighter aircraft: 1. Belongs to fifth generation of fighter aircraft. 2. Is having hypersonic speed and advanced stealth

technology. 3. Is manufactured by Boeing. (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) All16. Of the following identify the fifth Generation Fighter

aircrafts: 1. Rafale 2. T-50 3. F-35 4. J-20 (a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 417. Choose the correct statement(s). 1. The Agni-IV is a short Range Ballistic Missile with a

range of 3,500 km. 2. The Agni-IV is capable of carrying five tonne of

nuclear warhead.

3. Agni-V will be Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) None18. Identify the correct statement(s):- 1. The anti-Ballistic missile system of India intercepted

the agni missile. 2. INS-shivalik is India’s first indigenous stealth warship. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None19. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Director of Agni I & II : Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 2. Director of Agni III : Avinash Chander 3. Director of Agni V : Tessy Thomas (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None20. Consider the following statements: 1. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)

was declared first time in Manipur in 1980 as foreign trained insurgents had become uncontrollable.

2. Under the Act, the army has been deployed to assist the civil administration in the state.

3. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was passed in 1958 by the Parliament of India.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 only (d) 1 only21. Consider the following statements: 1. AURA (Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft)

is an unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) for the Indian Air Force.

2. It is designed and developed jointly by ADE and Defense Electronic Application Laboratory.

Which of the above statements is/are true? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 both (d) None22. Choose the correct statement(s): 1. The Agni-IV is a short Range Ballistic Missile with a

range of 3,500 km. 2. The Agni-IV is capable of carrying five tonne of

nuclear warhead. 3. Agni-V will be Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) None23. Consider the following statements: 1. The DRDO developed two variants of Prithvi Missile. 2. Prithvi II is equipped with features of manoeuvrability

to deceive the enemy defence system. 3. Induction of Prithvi Missile enhances the capability

of the Indian Army to attack multiple targets simultaneously.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 2 and 3 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

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Matching Based MCQ

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 24&25): Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

24. List I List II (Name of warhead) (Type) (A) Tejas (1) Air-to-air missile (B) Arjun (2) Ship-based missile (C) Dhanush (3) Main battle tank (D) Astra (4) Light combat aircraft (a) A – 4 ; B – 3 ; C – 2 ; D – 1 (b) A – 1 ; B – 2 ; C – 3 ; D – 4 (c) A – 4 ; B – 2 ; C – 3 ; D – 1 (d) A – 1 ; B – 3 ; C – 2 ; D – 4

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List-I List-II A. Arihant 1. American Cryogenic Rocket B. AWACS 2. Anti-tank missile C. Atlas Centaur 3. For Air Defence D. Nag 4. Missile Submarine Codes: A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 4 3 1 2 (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 4 2 1

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Hints and SolutionsEXERCISE-1

1. (d) Agni is a surface to surface missile developed in India under Integrated Guided Missile Programme.

2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) Phalcon is radar system provided by Israel to India.6. (c) Arjuna is the modern tank produced by Defence Research

and Development, Organisation (DRDO)7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a)12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d)17. (c) Sukoi-30 MKI Squardon is stationed at the three bases Pune

(Maharashtra), Tezpur (Asom) and Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh). The Indian Air Force has started induction of new Sukhoi-30 MKI Squadron at chabua (Arunachal Pradesh).

18. (d) Airborne Early Warning and Control System is an airborne radon system designed to detect aircraft at long ranges. AEWACS-Phalcon was inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2009.

19. (a) The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is located at Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir). It was set up in 1948 by the Indian Army to train its personnel high altitude warfare, counter intelligence and survival.

20. (a) Chetak is a single-engine light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation, France and under licence of Hindustan Aeronanautics Limited (HAL) in India.

21. (d) BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that is developed jointly by India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO.

The acrynonym of BrahMos is perceived as the confluence of the nations represented by two rivers, the Brahmputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.

22. (d) Admiral Gorshkov has been renamed as INS Vikramaditya by the Indian Navy, it is all set to be procured by India and it is estimated to enter in service after 2012. Admiral Gorshkov is a modified Kiev class aircraft carrier of Russian Navy.

23. (d) With reference to the defence of India, Bison is a fighter aircraft with a powerful radar and missiles.

24. (a)

EXERCISE-21. (c) Prithvi is a missile. Prithvi-I is surface to surface, Prithvi-II.

Air to surface.2. (d) The Southern Command of Indian may has its headquarters

at Kochi. The Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair.

3. (d) 4. (b) Please also note that it was a part of mission by ISRO5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c)10. (b) Kiran MK 11: Aerobatic aircraft MI 35 : Attack helicopter Mirage 2000 is a jet fightor aircraft11. (b) The Sukhoi PAK FAT-50 is a fifth generation jet fighter being

developed by Russian Air Force and India.12. (d) The Lakshya is an Indian remotely piloted high speed

target drone system developed by the ADE of DRDO. It is a Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA). So far 23 PTA have been inducted in the defence system. It has a range of 150 km.

13. (c) The NSG (National Security Guards) is a special response unit in India that has primarily been utilized for counter-terrorism activities. NSG is modelled on Germany’s GSH 9. The NSG is also known as Black Cats. The NSG’s roles include protecting VIP’s, conducting anti-sabotage checks, rescusing hostages, neutralizing terrorist threats to vital installation, engaging terrorists and responding to hijacking and piracy.

14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (c) Agni-I and II was guided and directed by Dr Abdul

Kalam. Avinash Chander was the project director of Agni III. Agni V Project was directed by Tessy Thomas.

20. (a) 21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (a) The Prithvi missile project developed by DRDO encompassed

developing three varients. Prithvi I - Army version having range of 150 km. Prithvi II - Air force version with 250 km range Prithvi III - Naval version with 350 km range24. (a)25. (b) Arihant is a class of nuclear–powered ballistic missile

submarine. AWACS, abbreviation of Airborne Warning and Control

System, is a mobile, long–range surveillance and control centre for air defence, developed by the U.S. Air Force, is mounted on Boeing 707 aircraft.

Atlas – Centaur is an American expendable launch system. It is the first production rocket stage to use cryogenic propellent.

Nag is a third generation fire–and–forget” anti-tank missile of India.

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