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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

Mr. Fali Homi Major has taken over as the new�

  1. Chief of Air Staff

  2. Chief of Indian Army

  3. Chief of Research & Analysis Wing (RAW)

  4. Governor of Nagaland

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major took over as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force in 2007.

Multiple choice

Who was the first candidate to win Param Vir Chakra?

  1. Somnath Sharma

  2. Kuldip Nayar

  3. Ambica Soni

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

Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, awarded posthumously for his bravery in the 1947 Indo-Pak war.

Multiple choice

The unmanned air vehicle developed by India is known as

  1. Lakshya

  2. Nishant

  3. Trishul

  4. Hamsa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nishant is a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Lakshya is a target drone, while Trishul is a surface-to-air missile.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following places was integrated into the Indian Union after it was restrained by the CRPF during the consolidation of the States?

Directions: Read the Passage and answer the question that follows.

The CRPF has an all-India character, both in organisation and in deployment. Its various attributes are mobility, adaptability, wide spectrum of duties and graded response. The force keeps on moving from one corner of the country to the other to deal with internal security challenges. They played a significant role during the amalgamation of the princely States into the Indian Union. It helped the Union Government in disciplining the rebellious princely States of Junagarh and the small principality of Kathiawar in Gujarat which had declined to join the Indian Union. Soon after Independence, contingents of the CRPF were sent on Kutch, Rajasthan and Sindh borders to check infiltration and trans-border crimes. They were, subsequently, deployed on the Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir following attacks launched by the Pakistani infiltrators. The CRPF bore the brunt of the first Chinese attack on India at Hot Springs (Ladakh) on October 21, 1959.

  1. Kutch

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Sind

  4. Kathiawar

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the principalities of Junagarh and Kathiawar had refused to join the amalgamation of states and CRPF disciplined them at the time when the Indian Union was formed.