Indian Defence System Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs)& Answers
CONCEPTS & THEORIES
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About Indian Defence System
A Military Department was created in the Supreme Government of the East India Company at Kolkata into the year 1776, having the main function to sift and record orders relating to the Army issued by various Departments of the Govt of East India Co. The Military Department initially functioned as a branch of the Public Department and maintained a list of Army personnel.
The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services:
-The Indian Army
-Indian Navy
-Indian Air Force
Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Indian Coast Guard and paramilitary organisations
Departments
The principal task of the Ministry is to frame policy directions on defence and security related matters and communicate them for implementation to the Services Headquarters, Inter-Service Organisations, Production Establishments and Research & Development Organisations. It is required to ensure effective implementation of the Government’s policy directions and the execution of approved programmes within the allocated resources.
The principal functions of all the Departments are as follows:
The Department of Defence
The Department of Defence is mandated with Defence of India including defence policy. It deals with Inter-Services Organizations, Defence Accounts Department, Coast Guard, National Cadet Corps, Border Roads Organisation, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, National Defence College etc. It is responsible for the Defence Budget, defence lands and cantonments, matters relating to Parliament, and defence cooperation with foreign countries.
The Department of Defence Production
The Department of Defence Production is headed by a Secretary and deals with matters pertaining to defence production, indigenisation of imported stores, equipment and spares, planning and control of departmental production units of the Ordnance Factory Board and Defence
Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).
The Department of Defence Research and Development
The Department of Defence Research and Development is headed by a Secretary. Its function is to advise the Government on scientific aspects of military equipment and logistics and the formulation of research, design and development plans for equipment required by the Services.
The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare is headed by a Secretary and deals with all resettlement, welfare and pensionary matters of Ex-Servicemen.
The Department of Military Affairs
This Department deals with the Armed Forces of the Union namely, Army, Navy and Air Force; Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence; the Territorial Army; Works relating to the three services etc. The Department promotes jointness among the three Services.
QUESTIONS
Indian Defence System Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs)& Answers
1
From which of the following countries has India purchased the Pilatus PC-7 trainer aircraft
Answer: Switzerland
2
Which one among the following is the unit raised to protect the naval assets?
Answer: Sagar Prahari Bal
3
In 2013, the Indian Navy inducted the Boeing P-8I Aircraft at Naval Station, Rajali. To serve what purpose the aircraft has been inducted?
Answer: Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance
6
What was the name given to the operation conducted by National Security Guard in 2008 against terrorist attack in Taj hotel, Mumbai?
Answer: Operation Black Tornado
7
Which of the following corps deals with the supply of weaponry and ammunition to the Indian Army?
Answer: Army Ordnance Corps
8
Indra series of exercises are jointly held biennially in the Indian Ocean by India and –
Answer: Russia
10
Dhanush, a missile inducted into the Indian Navy
Answer: is a customized and naval variant of Prithvi missile
11
Who of the following is the only Chief of Air Staff to be given the rank of Marshall of the Indian Air Force?
Answer: Arjan Singh
12
Which of the following is India’s first indigenously developed nuclear powered submarine?
Answer: INS Arihant
15
At which of the following places is the College of Defence Management located?
Answer: Secunderabad
16
At which of the following places is the Indian National Defence University being set up?
Answer: Gurgaon, Haryana
17
Which of the following aircraft is the air-to-air refueller of the Indian Air Force?
Answer: IIyushin – 78
18
At which of the following places was a new Officers’ Training Academy for training Army officers established in 2011?
Answer: Gaya
20
Which of the following organizations has Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha as its slogan?
Answer: National Security Guard
21
Admiral Gorshkov, the Soviet aircraft carrier imported by India is now named –
Answer: INS Vikramaditya
22
Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy became the first Indian to complete a solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in 2013. What was the name of the vessel used by him?
Answer: INSV Mhadei
23
Daulat Beg Oldie, a well-known airstrip for supply of provisions to the armed forces is located in –
Answer: Ladakh
24
Who of the following was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, gallantry award?
Answer: Major Somnath Sharma
25
The biennial joint multi-nation Naval exercise held in the Indian Ocean is named – (The exercise was recently held in February 2014)
Answer: Milan
26
Which of the following was the first aircraft inducted by the Indian Air Force (then Royal Indian Air Force) in 1932?
Answer: Westland Wapiti
27
Who of the following was the Chief of Army at the time of Indo-Pak war of 1971?
Answer: Field Marshall SHFJ Manekshaw
28
Which of the following is the equivalent rank in Army of the Naval rank of Captain?
Answer: Colonel
29
At which of the following places is the Headquarters of South Western Air Command located?
Answer: Gandhinagar