2 Defence

DEFENCE AND SECURITY Each command is under a General Officer Commanding-in-

India’s defence problem is more complex because of her Chief who is of the rank of Lt General. The command is further
long coastline and long-land frontiers. To its north lies Nepal, divided into areas and independent sub-areas, commanded by a
Bhutan, and China; to the northwest lies Pakistan; to the east Major-General and a Brigadier, respectively.
lies Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China; and to the south lies the Air Force
island country of Sri Lanka. Headed By Chief of the Air Staff
India, having a history of conflicts with Pakistan and China, is Headquarters New Delhi
confronted with dangers of wars and intrusions in the sensitive Approximate strength of 115,000
border states. Air Force personnel approximately
However, the defence policy of India aims at promoting and
sustaining durable peace in the sub-continent, especially its Number of Commands
neighbourhood and equipping its defence forces adequately to Command Headquarters
safeguard against aggression. 1. Western Air Command Delhi
The president of India is the Supreme Commander of the armed 2. South-Western Air Command Gandhinagar
force. However, the Cabinet is responsible for national defence.
3. Central Air Command Allahabad
The Administrative control of armed forces is exercised by the
Ministry of Defence, which constitutes the following. 4. Eastern Air Command Shillong
(a) Department of Defence 5. Southern Air Command Thiruvanathapuram
(b) Department of Defence Production and Supplies In addition to the above main command, there are two support
(c) Department of Defence Research and Development commands, or functional commands, namely:
(DDRD). 1. Training Command – Bangalore
Army 2. Maintenance Command – Nagpur
Headed by Chief of the Army Staff Today, the Air Force has an array of modern aircraft on
Headquarters New Delhi its inventory besides other hi-tech electronic and support
Approximate strength of 1,200,000 approximately equipment. The aircraft fleet consists of fighter-bombers, air-
army personnel superiority fighters, interceptors, transport, and logistic aircraft
Further, the three services Headquarters, which were used to and helicopters.
be attached offices of Ministry of Defence are now integrated Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) On 20 August 1996 at Kolar
with the Ministry and known as Integrated Headquarters of the (near Bangalore), India made successful test flights on UAV,
Ministry of Defence. named Nishant. Nishant is capable of performing aerial
Number of Commands reconnaissance of the battlefield to locate targets at long
distances behind enemy lines.
Command Headquarters
Navy
1. Western Command Chandimandir Headed by Chief of Naval Staff
2. Eastern Command Calcutta Headquarters New Delhi
3. Northern Command Udhampur Approximate Strength 62,000 approximately
4. Southern Command Pune Number of Commands
5. Central Command Lucknow Command Headquarters
6. Training Command Mhow 1. Western Naval Command Mumbai
(added in 1991) 2. Eastern Naval Command Visakhapatnam
7. South Western Command Jaipur Operational command
(added in 2005) 3. Southern Naval Command Kochi used for training
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Each command is commanded by a flag officer commanding- Rashtriya Indian Military College Dehradun
in-chief. Armed Forces Medical College Pune
The Indian Navy is a well-balanced three-dimensional force
Defence Production Undertakings
consisting of sophisticated missile-capable warships, aircraft
carriers, minesweepers, advanced submarines, and the latest Eight public sector undertakings (PSUs) currently function
aircraft in its inventory. At present, the Navy has two major under the Department of Defence Production and Supplies.
Naval bases at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. Goa and Arkonnam They are HAL, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Earth
are the major Naval air bases. Movers Limited (BEML), Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL),
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE),
Important Submarines/Missile Boats/Warships
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSC), Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL),
Submarines Warships Missile Boats and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI).
INS Chakra INS Savitri INS Vibhuti DRDO
INS Shahkul INS Delhi INS Prahar It was established in 1958 by amalgamating Defence Science
INS Shalki INS Mysore INS Prashant Organization and some of the Technical Development
Institutions. It functions under the control of Scientific Adviser
INS Sindhushastra INS Brahamputra INS Nashak
to Defence Minister who is also secretary, Defence R&D.
INS Ghariyal INS Vipul DRDO formulates and executes programmes of scientific
INS Kulish research, design and development leading to induction of state-
INS Satpura of-the-art weapons, platforms, and other equipment required by
the Armed Forces. It is engaged in the pursuit of self-reliance in
INS Talwar
critical technologies of relevance to national security.
INS Tillanchang
The major achievements towards indigenous development
of defence weapons and systems are (i) development leading
Location of Defence Establishments
to production of surface-to-surface missile, Prithvi; (ii) state-
Army of-the-art MBT, Arjun; (iii) flight simulators for aircraft; (iv)
Indian Military Academy Dehradun pilotless target aircraft, Lakshya; (v) parallel super-computer;
The College of Military Engineering Kirkee (Pune) and (vi) the submarine sonar and weapon control system,
Panchendriya.
The School of Signals Mhow
INDIA’S INTERNAL SECURITY
The Infantry School Mhow
The Corps of Military Police Centre Faizabad Police
and School Police is a state subject under the Constitution. The head of a
The Army Education Corps and Training Pachmarhi police force in a state is the Director-General of Police (DGP) or
College Inspector-General of Police (IGP). For administrative purposes,
each state is divided into ranges headed by the Deputy-Inspector
Navy
General of Police (DIG) and a range is further divided into
Indian Naval Academy Kochi districts, each under the control of a Superintendent of Police
Naval Air Station Garuda Kochi (SP). All senior police posts in various states are included in
INS Agrani (Petty Officer’s School) Coimbatore the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres, recruitment for which
is made on an All-India basis. However, for lower ranks up to
Naval Gunnery School Kochi
Deputy Superintendent (DSP), the recruitment is done at the
Torpedo Anti-Submarine School Kochi state levels.
Navigation Direction School Mormugao Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Air Force Raised 1939
Pilot Training Establishment Allahabad Headed by Director-General
Jet Training and Transport Training Hyderabad Headquarters New Delhi
Wings, Air Force Station Objectives To assist the state/union territory police in
The Air Force Technical Training Jalahalli maintenance of law and order
College The 88th battalion of CRPF known as ‘Mahila battalion’ which
Paratroopers Training School Agra was commissioned on 30 March 1986, is the world’s first
Inter-services Institutes paramilitary force comprising entirely of women.
Border Security Force (BSF)
National Defence Academy Khadakvasla
Raised 1965
National Defence College New Delhi
Headed by Director-General
Defence Services Staff College Wellington
Headquarters New Delhi
School of Land/Air Warfare Secunderabad

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Objectives Vigilance on India’s international borders 2 Shourya Canisterised Surface- 600 km
and during war assumes supplementary Missile to-surface missile
role with the army.
3 Sagarika Submarine-to- More than
Assam Rifles Missile (K-15) Surface Missile 700 km
Raised 1835 4 Akash Missile Medium range 25 km
Headed by Director-General Surface-to-Air
Headquarters Shillong Missile
Objectives Vigilance of international borders in 5 Nag Missile Third Generation-fire 4 to 6 km
northeast and countering insurgency and forget-anti-tank
operations in Arunachal Pradesh, guided missile
Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland. It 6 Nirbhay Long range subsonic 1000 km
is the oldest paramilitary force in the Missile cruise missile
country. 7 Dhanush The Ship-based 300 to 350
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Missile Surface-to-surface km
Raised 1969 ballistic missile
Headed by Director-General 8 Brahmos Supersonic cruise 290 km
Headquarters Delhi Missile (Joint missile (can be
Objectives Provide security to industrial Indo-Russia launched from ships,
undertakings owned by the government Venture) submarines, aricrafts
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and land)
Raised 1962 9 (a) Prithvi-I A single stage liquid- 150 km
Headed by Director-General (Army fuelled surface-to-
Headquarters New Delhi version) surface missile.
Objectives Guarding approximately 1, 221 km of (b) Prithivi-II A single stage liquid- 250 km
Indo-Tibetan border, extending from (Air force fuelled surface-to-
Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Lipulekh version) surface missile.
pass at Indo-Tibet junction and Nepal (c) Prithvi-III A two-stage surface- 350 km
border. Also VIP security, law and order, (Naval to-surface missile
and bank security. Version) (first stage is solid
Coast Guard fuelled and second
Establish 1978 stage is liquid
Objectives To protect the maritime and other national fuelled).
interests in the maritime zones of India. 10 (a) Agni-I Short range ballistic 700-800 km
Home Guards missile
Raised 1962 (b) Agni-II Medium range 2500 km
Objectives To assist the police in maintaining ballistic missile
security, to help defence forces local (c) Agni-III Intermediate range 3500 km
authorities in case of epidemics and to ballistic missile
undertake such other services as may be
(d) Agni-IV Intermediate 4000 km
required by the government from time to
time (e) Agni-V Range ballistic 5500-5800
missile km
Rapid Action Force (RAF) The newly formed ‘zero response’
time central outfit, the RAF, became operational on 7 October (f) Agni-VI undu development 600-800 km
1992. It is basically a central police organization and is under (tested)
the operational command CRPF. Ten battalions of the CRPF Tanks in India
have been reoriented for tackling communal riots in the country. Quantity
Type Origin Description
India’s Missile System : At a Glance (Estimated)
The Indian Army ordered 124
S. 'Arjun' Mk1 MBTs in 2000 and
Missile Feature Range placed another order for additional
No.
1 Astra Missile Beyond Visual range A range of 124 'Arjun' Mk1 MBTs and 124
Arjun 'Arjun' Mk2 MBTs in 2010, after
air-to-air Missile over 80 km in 248  India
MBT Arjun tank had conclusively out-
head on mode
performed the T-90. Indian Army
and 20 km is set to acquire 124 Arjun Mk2
in tail-chase tanks as a follow-on order, accord-
mode. ing to the Defence Minister.
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Procured in three separate or- Replen-
ders. Two batches (310 tanks and i s h m e n t INS
24,612 tonnes
knockdown kits in 2000 and a fur- Aditya-class oiler & Aditya  India
ther 300 in 2006) were purchased Repair (A59)
T-90 1,050  Russia
from Russia. A further 1000 were ship
to be produced locally by 2020. Research and survey vessels
Of those, the first batch of 10 were Displace-
Class Type Ships Origin Note
delivered in August 2009. ment
Upgraded to advanced Ajeya Mk1 INS 
 Soviet Sagard- Research
and MK2 standard mainly based Sagardhwani   India 2,050 tonnes
T-72 2,414 Union hwani vessel
on Polish PT-91 Twardy Tank (A74)
 Poland
features developed by DRDO INS
Indian sea-based nuclear-armed ballistic missiles Nirupak
(J14)
Name Type Maximum Status INS 
range (km) Investigator
Dhanush Short-range 350 Developed, but not (J15)
deployed INS
Jamuna
Sagarika SLBM 700 Awaiting deployment (J16)
(K-15) on INS  INS
K-4 SLBM3 500 Tested  Sutlej
Sand-
Survey (J17) 1,800
Naval Attractions hayak-  India
vessel INS tonnes
Nuclear-powered submarines class
Sandhayak
Displace- (J18)
Class Type Boats Note
ment INS
Nirdeshak
Chakra  A t t a c k INS Under a 10 year (J19)
12,770
(Akula II)- submarin Chakra lease from  Rus- INS
tonnes
class (SSN) (S71) sia since 2012. Darshak
(J20)
Ballistic INS
Undergoing sea
Missile 6 , 0 0 0 Sarvekshak 
INS Ari- trials, expected to
Arihant-class sub tonnes, (J22)
hant (S73) be commissioned
marine surfaced New cat-
by 2014-2015.
(SSBN) a m a -
Aircraft carriers ran de-
sign. Five
D i s - m o r e
Class Type Ships p l a c e - Description Makar- Survey INS Ma- 500
 India ships are
ment class vessel kar (J31) tonnes
under
STOVL carrier. various
Scheduled to be stage of
INS 
Centaur Aircraft 28,700 decommissioned
Viraat construc-
-class carrier tonnes by 2018 and re- tion.
(R22)
placed by INS
Vikrant Some Latest Aircrafts
INS C-130J: The aircraft is capable of performing paradrop, heavy
Modified Aircraft 45,400
Vikramaditya STOBAR carrier. drop, casuality evacuation and can also operate from short and
Kiev-class carrier tonnes
 (R33) semi prepared surfaces. C-130J is the heaviest aircraft to land at
Replenishment ships DBO in Aug 2013.
C-17: The aircraft is capable of carrying a payload of 40-70 tons
Class Type Ships Origin Displacement
up to a distance of 4200-9000 km in a single hop.
INS
IL-76: A four engine heavy duty/long haul military transport
R e p l e n - Deepak
aircraft of Russian origin with a max speed of 850 km/hr. It
Deepak-class i s h m e n t (A50)  Italy 27,500 tonnes
has a twin 23 mm cannon in tail turret and capacity to carry 225
oiler INS Shakti 
paratroopers or 40 tones freight, wheeled or tracked armored
(A57)
vehicles.
Replen-
INS AN-32: Twin engine turboprop, medium tactical transport air-
Jyoti-class ishment  Russia 35,900 tonnes
Jyoti (A58) craft of Russian origin with a crew of five and capacity to carry
oiler
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39 paratroopers or max load of 6.7 tonnes. It has a max cruise Air Chief Marshal P V Naik PVSM VSM
speed of 530 km/hr. CAS 31 May 2009 - 31 Jul 2011
EMBRAER: The main role of employment of this executive Jet Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne PVSM AVSM VM ADC
Air craft is to convey VVIPs/VIPs to destinations within India CAS 01 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2013
and abroad. Air HQ Communication Squadron operates this
aircrafts and it has maintained a flawless incident/accident free Indian Air Force Joins Hand Towards Humanitarian As-
track record till date. sistance To Maldives
AVRO: Twin engine turboprop, military transport and freighter In a swift response to the ‘National Crisis’ faced by the Maldives,
of British origin having a capacity of 48 paratroopers or 6 tonnes following the shutting down of the desalination plants in a fire
freight and max cruise speed of 452 km/hr. incident in capital in Male’, the Indian Air Force had pressed
Dornier: Twin engine turboprop, logistic air support staff trans- fixed wing aircraft into service, carrying a consignment of po-
port aircraft of German origin capable of carrying 19 passengers table water to meet the immediate requirement of the people in
or 2057 kg freight. It has a max speed of 428 km/hr. Male’. Five aircraft including Two C-17 Globemaster-III and
Boeing 737-200: Twin engine turbofan, VIP passenger aircraft of Three IL-76 with 153 tones on 05 December 2014 and Three
American origin with total seating capacity of upto 60 passengers. aircraft including Two C-17 and one IL-76 with 130 tones on
It has a max cruise speed of 943 km/hr. 06 December 2014 were pressed into service. Two C-17 aircraft
MI-25/MI-35: Twin engine turboshaft, assault and anti armour have delivered 90 tones of potable water to Male’ on 07 Dec 14.
helicopter capable of carrying 8 men assault squad with four Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, has no natural
barrel 12.7 mm rotary gun in nose barbette and upto 1500 Kg of water source and consumes only treated sea water.
external ordnance including Scorpion anti-tank missiles. It has
a max cruise speed of 310 km/hr. Platinum Jubilee for INS CIRCARS
MI-26: Twin engine turboshaft, military heavy lift helicopter INS Circars the depot ship of Eastern Naval Command is also
of Russian origin with carrying capacity of 70 combat equipped known as the Flagship of the East, celebrated its Platinum Jubilee
troops or 20,000 kg payload. It has a max speed of 295 km/hr. on 12 December 2014. It was in 1923 when the British identi-
MI-17 V5: The Mi-17 V5 is a potent helicopter platform, fied Visakhapatnam as an important convoy assembly point for
equipped with modern avionics and glass cockpit instrumenta- military operation a small Naval Base was set up on 12 December
tion. They are equipped with state-of-art navigational equipment, 1939. With a need to expand, the base was formally established
avionics, weather radar and are NVG-compatible. as HMIS Circars on 12 April 1942.
Chetak: Single engine turboshaft, light utility French helicopter
with capacity of 6 passengers or 500 kg load. It has a max speed India – Russia Navy Exercise (INDRA NAVY-14)
of 220 km/hr. India – Russia Navy Exercise (INDRA NAVY-14). India-Russia
Cheetah: Single engine turboshaft, FAC/casevac helicopter of Naval Exercises, named ‘INDRA NAVY’ are being conducted
French origin having capacity to carry 3 passengers or 100 kg since 2003. The first Indo-Russian bilateral naval exercise
external sling loads. It has max cruise speed of 121 km/hr and was conducted in May 2003 on both the Western and Eastern
can climb to 1 km in 4 minutes. seaboards of India. On 14th July, ships of the Eastern Fleet of
the Indian Navy, viz., Shivalik, Ranvijay and Shakti, under the
General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Command of Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, VSM, Flag Officer
appoints as New Army Chief of India Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived at Vladivostok, Russia to
General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, was participate in the exercise. The major aims of the visit are strength-
commissioned into 4/5 GR(FF) in Jun 1974. He is an alumnus of ening and development of friendly relations between the navies
Sainik School, Chittorgarh and the National Defence Academy. of the two countries and conduct of joint Naval exercise INDRA
Some Earlier Army Chiefs of India NAVY 14. In the exercise, the Russian Navy was represented by
General NC Vij (31 Dec 2002 to 31 Jan 2005) guided-missile cruiser Varyag, destroyer Bystry, large landing
General JJ Singh (01 Feb 2005 to 30 Sep 2007) craft Peresvet along with supply vessels. Air assets of the Pacific
General Deepak Kapoor (30 Sep 2007 to 30 Mar 2010) Fleet and Indian Navy were also actively involved in the exercise.
General VK Singh (31 Mar 2010 to 31 May
2012) DRDO successfully tested an indigenous 1000 kg
General Bikram Singh (01 Jun 2012 to 31 Jul 2014) glide bomb
Recently, India’s Defence Research and Development Organi-
AIR CHIEF MARSHAL ARUP RAHA PVSM AVSM VM sation (DRDO) successfully tested an indigenously built 1000
ADC ;CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF, INDIAN AIR FORCE kg glide bomb. The bomb had successfully hit a target 100 km
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha PVSM AVSM VM ADC graduated away in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast.
from the National Defense Academy, Pune with the President’s The bomb was dropped by an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft
Gold Medal in 1973 and was commissioned in the Flying Branch in the ocean. It glided for nearly 100 km before hitting the tar-
in Dec 1974. He was deputed as the Military and Air Attache in get with great precision. The bomb was guided by an on-board
the Embassy of India, Kyiv, Ukraine from 1999 to 2001. navigation system.
Some Ex-Chiefs of Air Force The flight of the glide bomb was monitored by radars and
Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi PVSM AVSM VM electro-optic systems stationed at Integrated Test Range (ITR)
CAS 31 Dec 2004 - 31 Mar 2007 at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore district, about 230 km from
Air Chief Marshal F H Major PVSM AVSM SC VM CAS 31 Bhubaneswar.
Mar 2007 - 31 May 2009
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Exercise-1
1. Which is NOT the name of the missile developed by
the Defense Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO)?
(a) Shaurya (b) Pinaka
(c) Brahmos (d) Agni
2. INS Airavat is India’s
(a) Naval Ship (b) Amphibious Ship
(c) Submarine (d) Navy Command Centre
3. With reference to Indian defence. Which one of following
statements is NOT correct?
(a) With the induction of Prithvi-II, the IAF is the only
air force in the world with surface to surface ballistic
missiles under its command
(b) Sukhoi-30 MKI jet fighters can launch air-to-air and
air-to-surface precision missiles
(c) Trishul is a supersonic surface to air missile with a
range of 30 km
(d) The indigenously built INS Prabal can launch
4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Southern Air Command: Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Eastern Naval Command :Visakhapatnam
(c) Armoured corps centre and school : Jabalpur
(d) Army Medical crops centre and school : Lucknow
5. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Arjun : Indigenously produced Main Battle Tank
(MBT)
(b) Phalcon : Cruise missile supplied by Russia to India.
(c) Saras : Indigenously developed civilian passenger
aircraft.
(d) Operation Seabird: New Indian naval base at Karwar.
6. Which one of the following is a modern tank?
(a) Bhim (b) Akash
(c) Arjun (d) Prithvi
7. The supreme command of the defence forces is vested with the
(a) Field Marshal (b) Commander-in-Chief
(c) prime Minister (d) President of India
8. A Regional Army command is commanded by an officer
of the rank of
(a) General (b) Lt General
(c) Major General (d) Brigadier
9. How many ‘Mahila’ battalions are there in CRPF?
(a) three (b) two
(c) one (d) none
10. ‘Prithvi’, India’s first indigenously built long-range surface-
to-surface missile was inducted into the Indian Army in:
(a) April 1992 (b) May 1993
(c) June 1994 (d) July 1995
11. The college of Military Engineering is situated at :
(a) Kirkee (Pune) (b) Mhow
(c) Dehradun (d) Chennai
12. Vajra prahar is a bilateral military exercise between India and?
(a) Bangladesh (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Russia (d) U.S.A
13. Scorpian Submarins are built by the Mazagaaon Dock
limited this is expected to be available to the Indian Navy
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in 2015. India got the scorpian Submarins from?
(a) France (b) Russia
(c) U.K. (d) Israel
14. What is Project 75-I ?
(a) It is a project for building indigenous AWACS.
(b) It is a project for developing Kaveri engine.
(c) It is a project for developing Submarines.
(d) It is a project for developing Arjun- Mark II Tank
15. India’s first indigenously built submarine is
(a) INS Shahkul (b) INS Savitri
(c) INS Vibhuti (d) INS Shalki
16. Which of the following is a medium range multitarget
surface-to-air missile?
(a) Trishul (b) Prithvi
(c) Agni (d) Akash
17. Sukhoi-30 MKI Squadron is not stationed at
(a) Tezpur (b) Pune
(c) Jamnagar (d) Bareilly
18. Which one of the following is the name of the Airborne
Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) inducted
in the Indian Air Force in 2009?
(a) Phoenix (b) Eagle
(c) Kite (d) Phalcon
19. High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian Army is located at
(a) Gulmarg (b) Siachin
(c) Leh (d) Manali
20. Which one of the following statement with respect to India
Air Force is not correct?
(a) Chetak is a single engine turboshaft helicopter of
Russian origin
(b) SU-30 is a twin engine fighter of Russian origin
(c) Mirage-2000 is a multi-role fighter of French origin
(d) MiG-29 is a twin engine fighter aircraft of Russian origin.
21. The acronym of which one of the following missile is
perceived as the confluence of the two nations (India and
Russia) represented by two rivers?
(a) Astra (b) Akash
(c) Prithvi (d) BrahMos
22. The aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov procured by Indian
from Russia is renamed as
(a) INS Virat (b) INS Godavari
(c) INS Trishul (d) INS Vikramaditya
23. With reference to the defence of India, what is Bison?
(a) An unmanned low flying aircraft for reconnaissance.
(b) An indigenously developed all weather multipurpose
helicopter.
(c) An indigenously developed air-borne early warning
system.
(d) A fighter aircraft with a powerful radar and missiles.
24. Sahyog-Kaijin-XI is a:
(a) India-Japan Joint Coast Guard Exercise
(b) India-Japan Joint Naval Exercise.
(c) India-Srilanka Joint Coast Guard Exercise
(d) India-Srilanka Joint Naval Exercise

Exercise- 2
Statement Based MCQ
1. Consider the following statements :
1. Prithvi-II ballistic missile has a range of 700 km
2. Prithvi-II is the Air Force version of the 150 km Prithvi
which was earlier inducted into the Army.
3. Prithvi-II can carry 1000 kg warhead
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 only
2. Consider the following statements regarding the armed
forces:
1. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in
Indian Air Force in 1996
2. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur
3. Southern Command of Indian Navy has it headquarters
at Chennai.
4. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is
located at Port Blair
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 only (d) 4 only
3. Which of above is Defence Production public-sector
undertaking (PSUS)?
1. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
2. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
3. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
Consider the following PSUS
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
4. What is Jugnu?
1. Unmanned air vehicle designed by DRDO
2. Latest LCA acquired by Indian Air force
3. Micro Sattellite built by IITB
4. Energy efficient LED designed by sony
Which of the above is true
(a) 1 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 only (d) 4 only
5. Consider the following:
1. INS Jalashva
2. C130J
3. P8I maritime aircraft
The Indian armed forces have procured which among the
above from United States of America?
(a) 2 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3
6. Consider the following Statements : -
1. Brahmos armed with su-30MKI would be a game
changer in the India ocean because it has a range of
290Km and can also travel at a top speed of mach 2.8
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barely 3-4 metres above the sea Surface, the missile
cannot be intercepted by any known weapon system
in the world.
2. Brah Mos Acrospace, a joint venture between India
and Russia has started designing a hypersonic version
of the Brahmos missile Brahmos - II
Which of the above statement is / are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
7. Consider the following Statements :
1. Agni - II is a Surface - to - surface intermediate range
missile that can carry nuclear weapons and has a range
of more than 2000 km.
2. The missile re-entry vehicle is made with Carbon
– Carbon Composits. To with stood very high
temperatures of up to 3,000 degree Celsius.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
8. Consider the following statements : -
1. Medium range surface - to- surface prithvi-II ballistic
missile is a single stage, liquid propelled missile, that
is capable of striking targets at a maximum range of
350km.
2. The Prithvi is the first of the missiles developed under
the country’s Integrated Guided missile development
programme. It has now two variants -Air force version
(Prithvi-II) and Naval (Dhanush) both having a range
of 350 km.
Which of the above statement is/are Correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
9. Consider the following statements
1. Rustom I, a medium altitude and long- endurance
Unmanned Aerial Vehichle (UAV).
2. Lakshy (UAV) -A drone that is remotely piloted by a
ground control station provides aerial subtargets for
live 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).
Which of the above statement is/are Correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 4 only
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10. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. Kiran MK 11 : Aerobatic aircraft
2. MI 35 : Attack helicopter
3. Mirage 2000 : Military transport aircraft
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 only (b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
11. Consider the following statements regarding Sukhoi PAK
FA T-50 aircraft.
1. It is a joint venture of USA and India.
2. It is a fifth generation fighter aircraft.
3. It has the ability to super cruise or operate at speeds
beyond the sound.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
12. Consider the following statements about Lakshya
1. It is one of India’s advanced light helicopters.
2. It is remote-controlled from the ground and designed
to impart training to pilots.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
13. Consider the following statements about National Security
Guards (NSG)
1. NSG was set up in the year 1984.
2. Hostage rescue missions and counterhijak operations
are its primary tasks.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
14. The “Synthetic Aperture Radar” Technology is used in:
1. RISAT-1 2. RISAT-2
3. CARTOSAT 4. KALPANA
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
15. F-22 Raptor which is a fighter aircraft:
1. Belongs to fifth generation of fighter aircraft.
2. Is having hypersonic speed and advanced stealth
technology.
3. Is manufactured by Boeing.
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All
16. Of the following identify the fifth Generation Fighter
aircrafts:
1. Rafale 2. T-50
3. F-35 4. J-20
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
17. Choose the correct statement(s).
1. The Agni-IV is a short Range Ballistic Missile with a
range of 3,500 km.
2. The Agni-IV is capable of carrying five tonne of
nuclear warhead.
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3. Agni-V will be Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) None
18. Identify the correct statement(s):-
1. The anti-Ballistic missile system of India intercepted
the agni missile.
2. INS-shivalik is India’s first indigenous stealth warship.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None
19. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. Director of Agni I & II : Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
2. Director of Agni III : Avinash Chander
3. Director of Agni V : Tessy Thomas
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None
20. Consider the following statements:
1. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)
was declared first time in Manipur in 1980 as foreign
trained insurgents had become uncontrollable.
2. Under the Act, the army has been deployed to assist
the civil administration in the state.
3. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was
passed in 1958 by the Parliament of India.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 only (d) 1 only
21. Consider the following statements:
1. AURA (Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft)
is an unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) for the
Indian Air Force.
2. It is designed and developed jointly by ADE and
Defense Electronic Application Laboratory.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both (d) None
22. Choose the correct statement(s):
1. The Agni-IV is a short Range Ballistic Missile with a
range of 3,500 km.
2. The Agni-IV is capable of carrying five tonne of
nuclear warhead.
3. Agni-V will be Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) None
23. Consider the following statements:
1. The DRDO developed two variants of Prithvi Missile.
2. Prithvi II is equipped with features of manoeuvrability
to deceive the enemy defence system.
3. Induction of Prithvi Missile enhances the capability
of the Indian Army to attack multiple targets
simultaneously.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
Matching Based MCQ
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 24&25): Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
24. List I List II
(Name of warhead) (Type)
(A) Tejas (1) Air-to-air missile
(B) Arjun (2) Ship-based missile
(C) Dhanush (3) Main battle tank
(D) Astra (4) Light combat aircraft
(a) A–4;B–3;C–2;D–1
(b) A–1;B–2;C–3;D–4
(c) A–4;B–2;C–3;D–1
(d) A–1;B–3;C–2;D–4
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using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
A. Arihant 1. American Cryogenic
Rocket
B. AWACS 2. Anti-tank missile
C. Atlas Centaur 3. For Air Defence
D. Nag 4. Missile Submarine
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1

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Hints and Solutions
EXERCISE-1
1. (d) Agni is a surface to surface missile developed in India under
Integrated Guided Missile Programme.
2. (b) 10. (b) Kiran MK 11: Aerobatic aircraft
3. (a) 4. (c) MI 35 : Attack helicopter
5. (b) Phalcon is radar system provided by Israel to India.
6. (c) Arjuna is the modern tank produced by Defence Research
and Development, Organisation (DRDO)
7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a)
12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d)
17. (c) Sukoi-30 MKI Squardon is stationed at the three bases Pune
(Maharashtra), Tezpur (Asom) and Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh).
The Indian Air Force has started induction of new Sukhoi-30
MKI Squadron at chabua (Arunachal Pradesh).
18. (d) Airborne Early Warning and Control System is an airborne
radon system designed to detect aircraft at long ranges.
AEWACS-Phalcon was inducted in the Indian Air Force in
2009.
19. (a) The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is located at
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir). It was set up in 1948 by
the Indian Army to train its personnel high altitude warfare,
counter intelligence and survival.
20. (a) Chetak is a single-engine light utility helicopter developed
by Sud Aviation, France and under licence of Hindustan
Aeronanautics Limited (HAL) in India.
21. (d) BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that is developed
jointly by India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO.
The acrynonym of BrahMos is perceived as the confluence
of the nations represented by two rivers, the Brahmputra of
India and the Moskva of Russia.
22. (d) Admiral Gorshkov has been renamed as INS Vikramaditya
by the Indian Navy, it is all set to be procured by India and it
is estimated to enter in service after 2012. Admiral Gorshkov
is a modified Kiev class aircraft carrier of Russian Navy.
23. (d) With reference to the defence of India, Bison is a fighter
aircraft with a powerful radar and missiles.
24. (a)
EXERCISE-2
1. (c) Prithvi is a missile. Prithvi-I is surface to surface, Prithvi-II.
Air to surface.
2. (d) The Southern Command of Indian may has its headquarters
at Kochi. The Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is
located at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair.
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3. (d)
4. (b) Please also note that it was a part of mission by ISRO
5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c)
Mirage 2000 is a jet fightor aircraft
11. (b) The Sukhoi PAK FAT-50 is a fifth generation jet fighter being
developed by Russian Air Force and India.
12. (d) The Lakshya is an Indian remotely piloted high speed
target drone system developed by the ADE of DRDO. It is
a Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA). So far 23 PTA have been
inducted in the defence system. It has a range of 150 km.
13. (c) The NSG (National Security Guards) is a special response
unit in India that has primarily been utilized for counter-
terrorism activities. NSG is modelled on Germany’s
GSH 9. The NSG is also known as Black Cats. The NSG’s
roles include protecting VIP’s, conducting anti-sabotage
checks, rescusing hostages, neutralizing terrorist threats
to vital installation, engaging terrorists and responding to
hijacking and piracy.
14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b)
19. (c) Agni-I and II was guided and directed by Dr Abdul
Kalam. Avinash Chander was the project director
of Agni III. Agni V Project was directed by Tessy
Thomas.
20. (a) 21. (c) 22. (a)
23. (a) The Prithvi missile project developed by DRDO encompassed
developing three varients.
Prithvi I - Army version having range of 150 km.
Prithvi II - Air force version with 250 km range
Prithvi III - Naval version with 350 km range
24. (a)
25. (b) Arihant is a class of nuclear–powered ballistic missile
submarine.
AWACS, abbreviation of Airborne Warning and Control
System, is a mobile, long–range surveillance and control
centre for air defence, developed by the U.S. Air Force, is
mounted on Boeing 707 aircraft.
Atlas – Centaur is an American expendable launch system. It
is the first production rocket stage to use cryogenic propellent.
Nag is a third generation fire–and–forget” anti-tank missile
of India.
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