Indian Defence and Strategic Weapons

Daksha is a state-of-the-art vehicle for bomb disposal units of the Army, Police and Paramilitary forces for handling improvised explosive devices and hazardous objects. It is the first indigenously developed unmanned mobile-robot in the country.

The Coast Guard came into being on 1^st February 1977 and was constituted as an independent armed force of the Union of India with the enactment of CG Act 1978 on 18^th August 1978.

A division is the largest striking force in the army. Each division is headed by GOC in the rank of Major General. It usually consists of 15000 combat troops.

Operation Meghdoot was the code name for the Indian Armed Forces operation to capture the Siachen Glacier in the disputed Kashmir region, precipitating the Siachen Conflict. Launched on 13 April 1984, this military operation was unique as the first assault launched in the world's highest battlefield

India purchased the INS Vikrant from the United Kingdom in 1957. Upon her completion in 1961, she was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. After a distinguished service, she was decommissioned in January 1997. She has since been preserved as a maritime museum in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai.

Lakshya is an Indian remotely piloted high speed target drone system developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO. A variant Lakshya-1 is used to perform discreet aerial reconnaissance of battlefield and target acquisition.

Pokhran-II refers to peaceful test explosions of five nuclear devices, three on 11^th May and two on 13^th May 1998, conducted by India at the Pokhran test range. These nuclear tests resulted in a variety of sanctions against India by a number of major states. On 18^th May 1974, India exploded its first nuclear device in an operation code named Smiling Buddha (Pokhran-I). After about a quarter century, on 11^thMay 1998, Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) was carried out. Shakti was the code name for the nuclear devices that were detonated.

Arihant class vessels are India's first indigenously designed and built nuclear submarine. They were developed under the US$2.9 billion Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to design and build nuclear-powered submarines. The lead vessel of the class, INS Arihant, is set to be launched for trial by the Indian Navy. Four vessels of the class are under development and expected to be in commission by 2015.

K family of missiles is a series of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) developed by India to boost its second-strike capabilities and thus the nuclear deterrence. Information about this family of missiles has mostly been kept classified.

The classified 'K' missile family is known as the 'Black Project', which DRDO officials are covertly working on. It is reported that the top secret indigenous K missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier. These 'K' missiles are intrinsically important for India's nuclear deterrent arsenal because they provide India with a much needed ideal and invulnerable second-strike capability stated in India's Nuclear Doctrine. Thus, it shifts the balance of power in India's favour in Asian region.

As you pass the vehicle in 3^rd place, you are now in 3^rd place. Hence, there are two vehicles ahead of you.

Correct option is (3).

The BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile developed jointly by India's DRDO and Russia's NPOM. It has a range of approximately 290-300 km, with 295 km being the widely cited operational range. It travels at speeds of Mach 2.8-3.0 and is one of the fastest cruise missiles in the world.

Correct answer is (1). 

The Barak-8 missile is a long-range surface-to-air missile jointly developed by India's Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It can defend against various threats including aircraft, missiles, and ships.