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Which among the following is not among the main tasks of the Indian Army?

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  1. To assert the territorial integrity of India.

  2. To support the civil community in case of disasters (e.g. flooding).

  3. To participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations in consonance with India's commitment to the United Nations Charter.

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The duties of The Indian Army are as follows:-

1. To protect our country from any external threats.
2. To assert the territorial integrity of India.
3. To ensure national security and national unity.
4. To maintain peace and security within its borders.
5. To conducts humanitarian rescue operations during natural calamities and other disturbances.
6. To participate in United Nation peacekeeping operations in consonance with India's commitment to the United Nation Charter.

At which of the following places is the Heavy Vehicles Factory located?

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  1. Kanpur

  2. Khadki

  3. Avadi

  4. 24 Paraganas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is located at Avadi in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. HVF was set up in 1965 by the Ordnance Factories Board, Government of India to manufacture heavy battlefield equipment, including Vijayanta and T-72 tanks. Currently, HVF manufactures India's main battle tank Arjun and the T-90s. The Engine Factory of HVF functions separately from HVF.

Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was sent to Sri Lanka with an objective of ____________________.

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  1. Helping Tamilians

  2. Bringing peace in Sri Lanka

  3. Training Sinhalese in combating terrorism

  4. Helping Sri Lanka to become independent

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Indian Peace Keeping Force was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990. It was formed under the mandate of the 1987 Indo-Sri Lankan Accord that aimed to end the Sri Lankan Civil War between militant Sri Lankan Tamil nationalists such as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan military.

The highest rank in Indian Army is _____.

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  1. General

  2. Field Marshal

  3. Lieutenant General

  4. Colonel

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Field Marshal rank is the highest rank in the Indian Army. It is a ceremonial or wartime rank and Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and Field Marshal KM Cariappa have been the only two officers to be elevated to the rank of Field Marshal.

In _________ about 600 people were put in jail by the US forces from all over the world.

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  1. Saudi Arabia

  2. Guantanamo Bay

  3. Kosovo

  4. India

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Correct Option: B

Who was the founder of Indian Army?

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  1. Mohan Singh

  2. Subhas Chandra Bose

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. All above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The army was first formed in 1942 under Mohan Singh.

Who is the supreme commander of the defence forces of India?

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  1. The Chief Justice

  2. The Prime Minister

  3. The President

  4. The Chief of the defence force

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Correct Option: C

At which of the following places is the Headquarters of South Western Airforce?

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  1. Vadodara

  2. Jadhpur

  3. Pune

  4. Gandhinagar

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The South Western Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. It was raised in Jodhpur in July 1980 from the No. 1 Operations group of the Western Air Command. Its operations sector includes most of Rajasthan, through Gujarat and Saurashtra, as far south as Kutch and Pune. The SWAC moved to its current headquarters in Gandhinagar in May 1998 and incorporates the Indian airbases of Bhuj, Jaisalmer, Naliva, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Uttarlai/Barmer and Pune.

Indra series of exercises are jointly held biennially in the Indian Ocean by India and _________.

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  1. Russia

  2. France

  3. Singapore

  4. Israel

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following is India's first indigenously developed powered submarine?

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  1. INS Vikrant

  2. INS Trikhand

  3. INS Arihant

  4. INS Sindhurakshak

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

INS Arihant is the lead ship of India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.  The 6,000-tonne vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre in the port city of Visakhapatnam.