Question 1 : Which is the highest commander of Indian Defence Forces?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Defence Minister
d) Chief of Defence Staff
Answer : b
Question 2 : When Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was established?
a) 1950
b) 1954
c) 1958
d) 1959
Answer : c
Question 3 : Which one of the following is not correct about the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?
a) DRDO was formed in the year 1958
b) It is a network of 10 laboratories engaged in developing defence technologies
c) DRDO operates under the Ministry of Defence
d) Some of its major products include development missiles, armaments, light combat aircrafts, etc.
Answer : b
Question 4 : The Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) is an Indian defence laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), its main purpose concerns the research and development of technologies and products in the area of medium and large caliber weapons and their ammunition. Where it is located?
a) Visakhapatnam
b) Balasore
c) Kochi
d) Mumbai
Answer : a
Question 5 : Which one of the following is not provided regular budgetary support by the Ministry of Defence?
a) Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
b) Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi
c) Armed Forces Tribunal
d) United Service Institution of India, New Delhi
Answer : a
Question 6 : Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
a) India does not have a Chiefs of Defence Staff
b) India does not have a Permanent Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
c) India has a Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee who functions as Chief of the Defence Staff
d) India has a Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee who does not function as Chief of the Defence Staff
Answer : c
Question 7 : Who acts as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee?
a) The President of India in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Defence Minister
d) The senior-most Chief of Staff
Answer : d
Question 8 : Notification regarding commencement or cessation of a state of war is the responsibility of
a) Ministry of Home Affairs
b) Ministry of Defence
c) Ministry of External Affairs
d) None of the above
Answer : c
Question 9 : Which of the following is incorrect?
a) Hindustan Aeronautics limited was established in the year 1964
b) Its headquarters is located in Bengaluru
c) Its main task is to develop different types of aircrafts
d) None of the above
Answer : d
Question 10 : Which of the following is/are department in Ministry of Defence?
I. Department of Defence
II. Department of Defence Research and Development
III. Department of Defence Production
IV. Department of Defence Finance
a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) II, III and IV
d) Only I
Answer : b
Question 11 : Consider the following statements.
I. HAL is the largest Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Defence Production , 1964
II. Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) has been accorded ‘Navratna’ status company in 1954
III. The Bharat Earth Movers Limited also manufactured railway coaches and wagons for Indian Railway and Defence Forces
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I, II and III
b) I and II
c) II and III
d) Only I
Answer : a
Question 12 : Not available
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b)
c)
d)
Answer :
Question 13 : Indian Army has been constituted in how many command?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
Answer : d
Question 14 : Which of the following is not one of the command of Indian Armed Force?
a) South-Western Command
b) South-Eastern Command
c) Army Training Command
d) Central Command
Answer : b
Question 15 : Andaman and Nicobar Command is
a) a command of the Indian Army
b) a regional command of the Indian Coast Guard
c) an integrated theater command operating directly under the Chiefs of Staff Committee
d) a joint command of the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force
Answer : d
Question 16 : Master Chief Petty Officer is a rank in the
a) Indian Navy
b) Military Engineering Service
c) Army Aviation Corps
d) Indian Air Force
Answer : a
Question 17 : Nabhah Sparsham Dpitam is the motto of
a) Central Industrial Security Force
b) Indian Air Force
c) ISRO
d) Indian Navy
Answer : b
Question 18 : Which of the following paramilitary forces was the first force to raise an all-woman battalion in India?
a) ITBP
b) BSF
c) CRPF
d) CISF
Answer : a
Question 19 : Which of the following has been raised by the Indian Navy after 26/11 Mumbai terror attack?
a) Sagar Suraksha Bal
b) Sagar Prahari Bal
c) Coast Security Guard
d) Coastal Protection Force
Answer : b
Question 20 : The Central Industrial Security Force is under the administration control of which of the following Ministries?
a) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
b) Headquarters of the Integrated Joint Staff
c) Ministry of Home Affairs
d) PMO
Answer : c
Question 21 : Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
a) The Armed Forces Tribunal has the power to adjudicate disputes relating to conditions of service of persons subject to the Army Act, 1950
b) Findings and sentences of court martial can be challenged before the Armed Forces Tribunal
c) The Chairperson and members of the Armed Forces Tribunal shall be appointed only after consultation with the Chief Justice of India
d) The Chairperson and members of the Armed Forces Tribunal can be removed only after consultation with the Chief Justice of India
Answer : d
Question 22 : Indian Coast Guard is
a) a branch of the Indian Navy
b) an organisation under the Central Board of Excise and Customs
c) an organisation under the Ministry of Defence
d) a para-military force under the Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer : c
Question 23 : Consider the following statements
I. National Security Guards (NSG), modelled on the pattern of SAS of the UK and GSG-9 of Germany
II. NSG has been set up in 1984 for handling counter terrorists and counter hijacking operations.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : c
Question 24 : Consider the following statements
I. The Indian Coast Guard came into existence in 1978
II. The Coast Guard is responsible for surveillance of the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone
III. The command and control of the Coast Guard lies with the Director General of Coast Guard Headquarters at Mumbai
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I, II and III
b) I and II
c) II and III
d) Only III
Answer : b
Question 25 : Which of the following is/are Paramilitary force(s) of India?
I. Indian Coast Guard
II. Assam Rifles
III. Directorate General of Resettlement
a) I, II and III
b) I and III
c) Only I
d) I and II
Answer : c
Question 26 : Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
I. ITBP is raised in 1962
II. ITBP is basically a mountain trained force
III. ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-05 for border guarding duty
IV. ITBP presently has 52 service battalions.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I, II and IV
b) III and IV
c) I, II and III
d) All of these
Answer : d
Question 27 : Arrange the following in a correct chronological order according to their formation
I. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
II. Border Security Force
III. Assam Rifles
IV. National Security Guard
a) III, II, I , IV
b) III, II, IV, I
c) III, I, II, IV
d) III, I, II, IV
Answer : c
Question 28 : Consider the following statements
I. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was declared first time in Manipur in 1958 as foreign trained insurgents had become uncontrollable
II. Under the Act, the army has been deployed to assist the civil administration in the state
III. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was passed in 1958 by the Parliament of India
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I, II and III
b) I and III
c) Only II
d) Only I
Answer : a
Question 29 : Consider the following statements
I. Indian Navy has three commands the Western, the Eastern and the Southern with headquarters at Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Kochi respectively
II. The Western command is operational and is responsible for training
III. The Navy has two fleets one under the Western ad the other under Eastern
IV. Goa and Arkonnam are the major Naval Air Bases
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I, II, III and IV
b) I, II and III
c) I, III and IV
d) Only III
Answer : a
Question 30 : Not Available
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Question 31 : Missile which has a speed of 5 mach is known as
a) Subsonic Cruise missile
b) Supersonic missile
c) Hypersonic missile
d) None of the above
Answer : c
Question 32 : Which one of the following statement is correct?
a) Cruise missile are automatic and self-guided
b) Cruise missile move near the earth surface
c) both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Answer : b
Question 33 : Consider the following statements
I. Speed of Subsonic Cruise missile is more than speed of sound
II. Supersonic Cruise has a speed between 2 and 3 mach
III. A missile is called Ballistic missile, when it is launched in sub orbital Ballistic path
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I and II
b) II and III
c) Only III
d) All of these
Answer : b
Question 34 : Consider the following statements with reference to the Cruise missile
I. These kinds of missile make use of gravitational force of the earth to carry out a strike
II. It is capable of escaping from radar detection
III. Lakshya is India’s first cruise missile with range of 600 km
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I, II and III
b) I and II
c) II and III
d) Only I
Answer : c
Question 35 : Which of the following is a type of missile based on range?
I. Short Range Missile
II. Medium Range Missile
III. Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IV. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
a) I and II
b) II and IV
c) I, II and III
d) All of the above
Answer : d
Question 36 : The Integrated Guided Missiles Development Programme (IGMDP) was launched in which year?
a) 1982
b) 1985
c) 1986
d) 1988
Answer : a
Question 37 : Among the following who is known for developing India’s indigenous missile development programme?
a) Dr Raja Ramanna
b) Dr US Rao
c) Prof MGR Menon
d) Dr Abdul Kalam
Answer : d
Question 38 : Who is known as ‘Father of India’s Missile Technology’?
a) Dr UR Rao
b) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
c) Dr Chidambaram
d) Dr Homi Bhabha
Answer : b
Question 39 : Which of the following Indian missile is surface to surface missile?
a) Naag
b) Trishul
c) Aakash
d) Prithvi
Answer : d
Question 40 : India’s surface to air attack missile is
a) Agni
b) Nag
c) Trishul
d) Prithvi
Answer : c
Question 41 : Which of the following missile developments programme has been stopped by DRDO?
a) Nag
b) Trishul
c) Agni
d) None of these
Answer : b
Question 42 : India’s anti-tank missile is
a) Nag
b) Agni
c) Vajra
d) Aakash
Answer : a
Question 43 : Dhruvastra is a
a) Surface to Air Missile
b) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
c) Anti-tank Guided Missile
d) Inter-Continental Missile
Answer : c
Question 44 : Dhruvastra belongs to which of the following generation?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer : b
Question 45 : Among the following, which missile is air to air missile?
a) Prithvi
b) Agni
c) Aakash
d) Astra
Answer : d
Question 46 : India’s first indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air to air missile developed by the DRDO is
a) Prithvi
b) Agni
c) Astra
d) Aakash
Answer : c
Question 47 : The name ‘Agni’ is associated with
a) machine to fight against fire
b) Tank used in war
c) Aircraft
d) missile developed by India
Answer : d
Question 48 : Which of the following correctly describe ‘Agni’?
a) Fighter jet
b) All round tank
c) Long range missile
d) Short-range missile
Answer : c
Question 49 : The range of Agni-II missile is
a) 500 km
b) 2000 km
c) 3500 km
d) 5000 km
Answer : b
Question 50 : India has bought Barak Missile Defence System from which of the following country?
a) Israel
b) France
c) Russia
d) USA
Answer : a
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