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(1)
The commando unit of the Indian Air Force is named
[A]
Ghatak
[B]
MARCOS
[C]
Garud
[D]
Baaz
(2)
Dhanush, a missile inducted into the Indian Navy
[A]
cannot carry nuclear warheads
[B]
is a customized and naval variant of Prithvi missile
[C]
has a range of 700 km
[D]
can be launched from an aircraft
Answer: is a customized and naval variant of Prithvi missile
(3)
Indian Army’s counter-insurgency school is situated in
[A]
Vairengte
[B]
Tezpur
[C]
Srinagar
[D]
Kanker
(4)
Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) imparts training to army officers of
[A]
Maldives
[B]
Bhutan
[C]
Bangladesh
[D]
Nepal
(5)
Which one among the following is the unit raised to protect the naval assets?
[A]
Sagar Nigrani Bal
[B]
Sagar Prahari Bal
[C]
Sagar Suraksha Bal
[D]
Sagar Rakshak Bal
Answer: Sagar Prahari Bal
(6)
In 2013, the Indian Navy inducted the Boeing P-8I Aircraft at Naval Station, Rajali. To serve what purpose the aircraft has been inducted?
[A]
VIP movements of President and other dignitaries
[B]
Training of Naval pilots
[C]
Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance
[D]
Transport of troops from ships to bases and vice versa
Answer: Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance
(7)
On which of the following dates is the Navy Day celebrated in India?
[A]
December 4
[B]
February 1
[C]
October 8
[D]
January 15
(8)
At which of the following places is the headquarters of a Naval Command NOT located?
[A]
Goa
[B]
Visakhapatnam
[C]
Mumbai
[D]
Kochi
(9)
What was the name given to the operation conducted by National Security Guard in 2008 against terrorist attack in Taj hotel, Mumbai?
[A]
Operation Vijay
[B]
Operation Black Thunder
[C]
Operation Black Tornado
[D]
Operation Safed Sagar
Answer: Operation Black Tornado
(10)
At which of the following places is the College of Defence Management located?
[A]
Secunderabad
[B]
Chennai
[C]
Dehradun
[D]
Pune
(11)
At which of the following places is the Indian National Defence University being set up?
[A]
Gurgaon, Haryana
[B]
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
[C]
Kasargod, Kerala
[D]
Medak, Andhra Pradesh
(12)
Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy became the first Indian to complete a solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in 2013. What was the name of the vessel used by him?
[A]
INSV Mhadei
[B]
INS Abhay
[C]
INS Abhimanyu
[D]
INSV Mandovi
(13)
Daulat Beg Oldie, a well-known airstrip for supply of provisions to the armed forces is located in -
[A]
Sikkim
[B]
Ladakh
[C]
Arunachal Pradesh
[D]
Andaman Islands
(14)
Who of the following was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, gallantry award?
[A]
Major Somnath Sharma
[B]
Major Shaitan Singh
[C]
Lance Naik Albert Ekka
[D]
Havildar Abdul Hamid
Answer: Major Somnath Sharma
(15)
The biennial joint multi-nation Naval exercise held in the Indian Ocean is named – (The exercise was recently held in February 2014)
[A]
Shoorveer
[B]
Milan
[C]
Yudh Abhyas
[D]
Malabar
(16)
Which of the following was the first aircraft inducted by the Indian Air Force (then Royal Indian Air Force) in 1932?
[A]
Westland Wapiti
[B]
Fairchild Packet
[C]
de Havilland Tiger Moth
[D]
Supermarine Spitfire
(17)
Who of the following was the Chief of Army at the time of Indo-Pak war of 1971?
[A]
Field Marshall SHFJ Manekshaw
[B]
General JN Chaudhari
[C]
General KS Thimayya
[D]
General PP Kumaramangalam
Answer: Field Marshall SHFJ Manekshaw
(18)
Which of the following is the equivalent rank in Army of the Naval rank of Captain?
[A]
Captain
[B]
Colonel
[C]
Brigadier
[D]
Major
(19)
At which of the following places is the Headquarters of South Western Air Command located?
[A]
Pune
[B]
Gandhinagar
[C]
Jodhpur
[D]
Vadodara
(20)
Which of the following is home base of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya?
[A]
Karwar
[B]
Jamnagar
[C]
Cochin
[D]
Visakhapatnam
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