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Indian Defence and Strategic Weapons

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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
  1. Spain

  2. Germany

  3. UK

  4. USA

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sea Harriers are Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) fighter aircraft. The Indian Navy acquired them as part of their naval aviation fleet. These aircraft were manufactured by British Aerospace in the United Kingdom, making option C correct.

Multiple choice
  1. Agra

  2. Delhi

  3. Lucknow

  4. Jammu

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Cope-09 was a bilateral air force exercise between India and the United States. The exercise was conducted in Agra, which has been a regular venue for joint air exercises between the two countries. This tests knowledge of specific military exercises and their locations.

Multiple choice
  1. Surface to Air missile

  2. Surface to Surface missile

  3. Pilotless Aircraft

  4. Doordarshan's educational

  5. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lakshya is a pilotless target aircraft developed by DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) for the Indian Armed Forces. It is used for training in missile systems and air defense operations.

Multiple choice
  1. Surface to Air missile

  2. Surface to Surface missile

  3. Pilotless Aircraft

  4. Doordarshan's educational

  5. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lakshya is a pilotless target aircraft used by the Indian Armed Forces for aerial target practice. It is a remotely controlled drone designed to simulate enemy aircraft during training exercises. Unlike missiles (surface-to-air or surface-to-surface), Lakshya is reusable and is not a weapon system itself.

Multiple choice
  1. MBT Arjun

  2. Brahmos

  3. LCA

  4. Pinaka

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pinaka is a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) area weapon system developed by India's DRDO. It can deliver rockets with high accuracy over a wide area, making it effective for area saturation. MBT Arjun is a main battle tank, Brahmos is a cruise missile, and LCA Tejas is a fighter aircraft.

Multiple choice
  1. US Air Force

  2. British navy

  3. Indian navy

  4. none

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Navy is the correct answer because it successfully completed expeditions to all three poles - the South Pole, North Pole, and Mount Everest. This unique achievement demonstrates their extensive exploration capabilities across extreme terrains. The other options (US Air Force and British Navy) have not accomplished this specific three-pole conquest.

Multiple choice
  1. It is a tacdical submarine ' to ' surface missile

  2. It is about 6.5 metres long and weighs seven tonnes

  3. It is a tacdical submarine ' <font face="Arial" size="2">An indigenously built missile, it has been developed at the DRDO' s missile complex in Hyderabad </font>o ' surface missile

  4. All of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer