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Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Consider the following statements:
1. Hindustan Aeronautics limited (HAL) is the Navratna company and the largest Defence PSU under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.
2. Around 90% of the sales of HAL is to the Indian Defence Services.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

HAL is indeed a Navratna company under the Ministry of Defence and is the largest Defence PSU. It also supplies the vast majority of its products to the Indian Defence Services.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Rustom I, a medium altitude and long-endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  2. Lakshya (UAV) - A drone that is remotely piloted by a ground control station provides aerial sub-targets for fire training

  3. Nishant (UAV) is a surveillance aircraft primarily tasked with intelligence gathering over enemy territory

  4. All the above UAV are developed by the Hyderabad-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

What is Project 75-I?

  1. It is a project for building indigenous AWACS

  2. It is a project for developing Cauvery engine

  3. It is a project for developing submarines

  4. It is a project for developing Arjun-Mark II Tank
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Project 75-I (India) is a program for the Indian Navy to build diesel-electric attack submarines with air-independent propulsion technology.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Shatrujeet and Yudh Abhyas are the two bilateral military exercise between India and _________.

  1. France

  2. Russia

  3. USA

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

Yudh Abhyas is a well-known bilateral military exercise between the Indian Army and the United States Army.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

The DRDO is building a new test range for its aeronautics missions for flight-testing sophisticated unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This new test range is in which state?

  1. Solapur (Maharashtra)

  2. Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

  3. Chitradurga (Karnataka)

  4. Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) for testing UAVs and other aircraft is located in Chitradurga, Karnataka.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

'Arihant' is the name of ________________.

  1. an infantry combat vehicle

  2. a ballistic missile

  3. an attack helicopter

  4. a nuclear powered submarine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

INS Arihant is the first indigenously-built, nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines in India. It was launched on 26 July 2009, the victory day of Kargil War, by the former P.M. Dr Manmohan Singh.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. India is the third largest importer of the defence equipments.

  2. India meets more than 50% of its requirement of the defence equipments through imports.

  3. Defence budget for 2015-16 accounts for less than 2% of the GDP.

  4. Certain financial powers are delegated to the Vice-Chief of Army Staff for capital acquisitions.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

India is consistently ranked among the top importers of defence equipment, but it is generally considered the largest or second-largest, not the third. The other statements regarding import dependency, budget percentages, and delegated powers are generally accurate for the period mentioned.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Consider the following statements:
1. NP1 is the naval prototype (NP-1) of India's Light Combat Aircraft.
2. The only naval aircraft in the light weight category in the world with aircraft carrier operational capabilities.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

NP-1 is the naval prototype of the LCA (Tejas). It is designed for carrier operations, making it a unique light-weight naval fighter.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is the youngest and smallest of defence shipyards.

  2. Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL) is a leading defence shipyard involved in the construction of frontline warships and submarines for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard.

  3. Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has so far built 1000 ships for Indian Navy.

  4. BEML Limited was established in 1984 and it is a Miniratna company.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has built many vessels, but the claim that it has built 1000 ships for the Indian Navy is factually incorrect.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

In Mumbai, terror attacks on 26 November 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists?

  1. Operation Vijay

  2. Operation Shakti

  3. Operation Cactus

  4. Operation Black Tornado
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Operation Black Tornado was the code name for the National Security Guard (NSG) operation to neutralize the terrorists during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.