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Defence Quiz | Defence Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

(1) The commando unit of the Indian Air Force is named
[A] Ghatak
[B] MARCOS
[C] Garud
[D] Baaz
Answer: Garud
(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

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(3) Indian Army’s counter-insurgency school is situated in
[A] Vairengte
[B] Tezpur
[C] Srinagar
[D] Kanker
Answer: Vairengte
(4) Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) imparts training to army officers of
[A] Maldives
[B] Bhutan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Nepal
Answer: Bhutan
(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
Answer: December 4
(8) At which of the following places is the headquarters of a Naval Command NOT located?
[A] Goa
[B] Visakhapatnam
[C] Mumbai
[D] Kochi
Answer: Goa
(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
Answer: Secunderabad
(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
Answer: Gurgaon, Haryana
(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
Answer: INSV Mhadei
(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
Answer: Ladakh
(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
Answer: Milan
(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
Answer: Westland Wapiti
(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
Answer: Colonel
(19) At which of the following places is the Headquarters of South Western Air Command located?
[A] Pune
[B] Gandhinagar
[C] Jodhpur
[D] Vadodara
Answer: Gandhinagar
(20) Which of the following is home base of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya?
[A] Karwar
[B] Jamnagar
[C] Cochin
[D] Visakhapatnam
Answer: Karwar

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