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Wilfred’s School , Panvel(CBSE)

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Information.

1. The Indian Armed forces are made up of

a. Army b. Navy c.Air Force d .All the above.

Ans-All the above

2. The ______ is the Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces.

a.Prime Minister b.President c.Chief Minister d.Police

Ans-President

3.The _____ is India’s highest military award, awarded for displaying

distinguished acts of valour during wartime.

a. Padmashree b.Param Vir Chakra c.Shaurya Chakra d.Ashoka Chakra

Ans- Param Vir Chakra

4. The first three gallantry awards instituted by Government of India on 26th

January,1950 are Param Vir Chakra,Maha Vir Chakra and ______.

a. Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra c.Vir Chakra d.Shaurya Chakra

Ans- Vir Chakra

5. Which amongst the following is the correct order of precedence of Gallantry

awards of India?

a. Param Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra.

b. Param Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Mahavir Chakra.

c. Vir chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra

d. Shaurya Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Mahavir Chakra.

Ans- b

6. The Param Vir Chakra is made up of_____.

a.Silver

b.Bronze

c.Steel

d.Gold

Ans- Bronze

7.On the obverse of the Ashoka Chakra, a replica of ______ is embossed in the
centre.

a. Lotus flower

b.National Emblem

c. Ashoka’s Chakra

d.Star

Ans- Ashoka’s Chakra

8. India’s First struggle for Independence against British East India Company
began in _____.

a.1940

b.1857

c.1880

c.1950

Ans-1857

9. The Indian Armed Force are under the management of the ______ of the
Government of India.
a. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

b. Ministry of Defence

c. Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Tribal affair

Ans- Ministry of Defence

10. _____of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production
of equipment used by the Indian Armed Forces.

a. The Department of Defence Production

b. The Department of Military affairs

c. The Department of foreign Affairs

d. The Department of Posts

Ans- The Department of Defence Production

11.The highest rank in the Indian Army is ___.

a. Major

b.Field Marshal

c.Captain

d.Commander

Ans- Field Marshal

12.Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and ____ are considered among the most influential
revolutionaries of the Indian Independence movement.

a. Rajguru

b. Tantia Tope

c.Bahadur Shah
c. Nana Saheb

Ans- Rajguru

13.____is the current Minister of Defence.

a. Rajpal Singh

b. Rajnath Singh

c.Ajay Kumar

d.Manoj Naravane

Ans-Rajnath Singh

14.____ is a gallantry award for servicemen in the Indian Navy.

a.Nau Sena Medal

b.Vayu Sena Medal

c.Padmashree

d.Padma Bhushan

15. _____ is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour while not engaged
indirectaction with the enemy.

a.The Sena Medal

b. The Mahavir Chakra

c. The Shaurya Chakra

d. Yudh Seva Medal

16___ received the Ashoka Chakra Award (Posthumous) on 15th August 2021.

a. Shri Babu Ram

b. Major Ravi

c.Shri Debasis
d.Shri Sunil Choudhary

Ans- Shri Babu Ram

17.Captain Vikram Batra was awarded Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous) on

Independence Day in the year___.

a.1992

b.1999

c. 2001

d.1991

Ans-1999

18. The___ is the naval branch of Indian Armed forces.

a. Indian Army

b. National Defence Academy

c. Indian Navy

d.Air Force

Ans-Indian Navy

19.The ____ is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces.

a. Indian Military

b.Indian Navy

c.Indian Air Force

d. Indian Army

Ans-Indian Air Force

20. The current Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces is_____.

a. President Ram Nath Kovind

b.Narendra Modi

c.Rajnath Singh

d. General Manoj Mukund Narvane