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Indian defence and strategic weapons questions encompass the nations military history, operations, and modern warfare capabilities. Key topics include indigenous nuclear submarines, historic military operations, and joint training exercises. This domain is highly relevant for general awareness sections in competitive exams.

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Indian Defence and Strategic Weapons Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge

'Vishwast' is -

  1. Aircraft carrier

  2. Anti-tank missile

  3. Offshore Patrol Vessel

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

INS Vishwast is an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard in 2010. OPVs are used for maritime surveillance, patrol, and law enforcement in exclusive economic zones. It is not an aircraft carrier or anti-tank missile.

Multiple choice general knowledge

These are self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control. What am I talking about ?

  1. Guided Missiles controlled by misguided men

  2. Mis-guided Missiles

  3. Superman and His progeny

  4. The air craft Bruce Willis was navigating during Armageddon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The question describes the defining characteristics of guided missiles - self-propelled unmanned vehicles with explosive warheads that can adjust their trajectory during flight. Option A correctly identifies this, despite the humorous addition about 'misguided men.' The other options are either incomplete or humorous distractors.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Operation bluestar was directed against
  1. Terrorists in j $ k

  2. terrorists who infiltrated th e Gujrath border during 1965 war

  3. terrorists who were holed up in Delhi airport and who threatened to blow it up

  4. Sikh terrorist who wanted a separate state

  5. Sikh terrorists who wanted a separate country
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Operation Blue Star (1984) was directed against Sikh militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale who had fortified the Golden Temple complex. The movement aimed at creating Khalistan - an independent Sikh country. The key distinction from Option D is that they sought a separate nation (country), not merely a state within India's federal structure.

Multiple choice general knowledge

' Apsara ' is what ?

  1. A Nuclear Power Reactor

  2. A Helicopter

  3. A Sattelite

  4. A Submarine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Apsara was India's first nuclear reactor, commissioned in 1956 at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai. It was Asia's first nuclear reactor to go critical and marked the beginning of India's nuclear energy program.

Multiple choice general knowledge

At which place India has done nuclear tests twice successfully ?

  1. Thuppa

  2. Chamba

  3. Sriharikota

  4. Pokharan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pokharan in Rajasthan is correctly identified as the site where India conducted nuclear tests twice - first in 1974 (Operation Smiling Buddha) and then in 1998 (Operation Shakti). Both tests were successful and established India's nuclear capabilities. Sriharikota is a rocket launch site, not a nuclear test facility.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Vizag had its brief taste of WW2. In 1945, Japanese planes bombed the harbour here causing some damage. One of their bombs intended for the harbour went astray but did not explode. It was later defused. For many years, the bomb was in possession of the institution that 'received' it from the flying Japanese. Now it rests in the Visakha Museum. Which institution wa the unintended target of this Japanese bomb?

  1. The Ishaq-e-Dargah Mosque

  2. The St. Aloysius High School

  3. Scindia Steamship Co.

  4. An office of Lloyd's Shipping.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During WWII in 1945, Japanese aircraft bombed Visakhapatnam harbor targeting shipping. One bomb missed and landed on St. Aloysius High School but didn't explode. The defused bomb was kept by the school for decades as a historical artifact before being donated to Visakha Museum. This incident is part of Vizag's lesser-known WWII history.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Indian Navy. I might be divulging a state secret but then it is already available on the Net. Simply tell me what is INS Virbahu in Vizag?

  1. A submarine training school

  2. A nuclear submarine based at Vizag

  3. A submarine-building dry dock

  4. A submarine base
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

INS Virbahu is a submarine base of the Indian Navy located in Visakhapatnam. It's part of the Eastern Naval Command and serves as a key facility for submarine operations on India's east coast. While it may have training facilities associated with it, it is primarily classified as a submarine base rather than just a school, submarine, or construction facility.

Multiple choice general knowledge

agni

  1. missile

  2. launch

  3. attack

  4. fire
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Agni is the Sanskrit word for 'fire' and is also the name of the fire god in Hinduism. In modern context, it refers to India's missile series (Agni missiles), but the primary meaning is fire. 'Launch' and 'attack' are actions related to fire or missiles but not the meaning of agni itself.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Which is India's highest military honour?

  1. Param Vir Chakra

  2. Vir Chakra

  3. Maha Vir Chakra

  4. Bharat Ratna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The wartime gallantry awards hierarchy is: Param Vir Chakra (highest), Maha Vir Chakra (second), and Vir Chakra (third). Bharat Ratna is a civilian award, not military.

Multiple choice general knowledge

After arriving in England, which branch of the services did Noor join?

  1. WRENS (Women's Royal Naval Service)

  2. WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force)

  3. The Land Army

  4. ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Noor Inayat Khan joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in 1940 after arriving in England. The WAAF was the women's branch of the Royal Air Force, where she trained as a wireless operator. This technical expertise in Morse code and radio operation later made her valuable to the SOE for covert work in occupied France.

Multiple choice general knowledge

First Indigenously built Stealth Warship for indian Navy Which was commissioned recently ( April 2010) is ?

  1. INS Vikranta

  2. INS Sindhukirti

  3. INS Shivalik

  4. INS Kamorta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

INS Shivalik, commissioned in April 2010, was India's first indigenously built stealth frigate. It was the lead ship of the Shivalik-class stealth frigates built by Mazagon Dock Limited. INS Kamorta (another indigenous warship) was commissioned later in 2014.

Multiple choice general knowledge

The longest Range Surface to Surface ballastic missile which was launched recentlyfrom Wheeler Island by DRDO is?

  1. Agni I

  2. Agni II

  3. Agni III

  4. Agni IV
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Agni III is a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000-3,500 km and was indeed test-fired from Wheeler Island by DRDO. While Agni V (with even longer range) was later developed, at the time of this question's context, Agni III was the longest-range operational missile in the Agni series.