Defence Awareness (Equivalent Ranks in three services, Weapons, Aircraft, Missiles & Warships) For Class 6 Sainik Schools Exam

Learn about India’s defence forces, including equivalent ranks in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, weapons, aircraft, missiles, warships, and military bases. Explore key facts and trivia to enhance your knowledge for the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE). Get detailed explanations of military technologies, historical milestones, and India’s strategic military advancements

Defence Awareness for AISSEE-(Equivalent Ranks in Three Services, Weapons, Aircraft, Missiles & Warships)

Understanding the structure, ranks, and equipment of the Indian Armed Forces is crucial for candidates preparing for the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE). Below are important questions and answers to help students prepare effectively.

1. Equivalent Ranks in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force

✅ Question 1: What are the three main branches of the Indian Armed Forces?
Answer: The three branches of the Indian Armed Forces are:

• Indian Army (Land-based force)
• Indian Navy (Naval warfare and maritime security)
• Indian Air Force (Aerial and space defence)

✅ Question 2: What is the equivalent rank of a Captain in the Army in the Navy and Air Force?
Answer:

• Army: Captain
• Navy: Lieutenant
• Air Force: Flight Lieutenant

✅ Question 3: What rank is equivalent to Colonel in the Indian Navy and Air Force?
Answer:

• Army: Colonel
• Navy: Captain
• Air Force: Group Captain

✅ Question 4: What is the highest rank an officer can achieve in all three services?
Answer:

• Indian Army: Field Marshal (Honorary), General (Operational)
• Indian Navy: Admiral of the Fleet (Honorary), Admiral (Operational)
• Indian Air Force: Marshal of the Air Force (Honorary), Air Chief Marshal (Operational)

✅ Question 5: What is the entry-level commissioned officer rank in all three services?
Answer:

• Indian Army: Lieutenant
• Indian Navy: Sub-Lieutenant
• Indian Air Force: Flying Officer

2. Weapons Used by the Indian Armed Forces

✅ Question 6: Name three assault rifles used by the Indian Army.
Answer:

1. INSAS Rifle
2. AK-203 Assault Rifle
3. Sig Sauer 716

✅ Question 7: What is the standard sniper rifle used by Indian special forces?
Answer: Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle

✅ Question 8: Name a machine gun used by the Indian Army.
Answer: Negev NG7 Machine Gun

✅ Question 9: What is the primary handgun (pistol) used by the Indian military?
Answer: Glock 17 and Sig Sauer P226

✅ Question 10: What is the name of India’s indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile?
Answer: Nag Missile

3. Fighter Aircraft of the Indian Armed Forces

✅ Question 11: Name two multi-role fighter aircraft used by the Indian Air Force.
Answer:

1. Dassault Rafale
2. Sukhoi Su-30MKI

✅ Question 12: What is the name of India’s indigenous fighter jet?
Answer: HAL Tejas

✅ Question 13: Which aircraft is used for mid-air refueling by the Indian Air Force?
Answer: IL-78 MKI

✅ Question 14: Which transport aircraft is known as the “Backbone” of IAF’s airlift capability?
Answer: C-17 Globemaster III

✅ Question 15: Name an attack helicopter used by the Indian Air Force.
Answer: Apache AH-64E

4. Missiles of India

✅ Question 16: What is India’s longest-range ballistic missile?
Answer: Agni-V (ICBM with a range of over 5,000 km)

✅ Question 17: Name a surface-to-air missile used by the Indian Army.
Answer: Akash Missile

✅ Question 18: What is the name of India’s submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)?
Answer: K-4 Missile

✅ Question 19: Which anti-radiation missile was developed by DRDO?
Answer: Rudram-1

✅ Question 20: Name the indigenously developed supersonic cruise missile of India.
Answer: BrahMos

5. Indian Navy Warships

✅ Question 21: What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier?
Answer: INS Vikrant

✅ Question 22: Which is the biggest aircraft carrier in the Indian Navy?
Answer: INS Vikramaditya

✅ Question 23: Name the Indian Navy’s latest stealth destroyer.
Answer: INS Visakhapatnam

✅ Question 24: What is the name of India’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)?
Answer: INS Arihant

✅ Question 25: What type of warship is INS Kolkata?
Answer: A guided-missile destroyer

✅ Question 26: Name a landing platform dock (LPD) used by the Indian Navy.
Answer: INS Jalashwa

✅ Question 27: Which is India’s most advanced frigate?
Answer: INS Shivalik

✅ Question 28: What is the role of INS Khanderi?
Answer: It is a Scorpene-class submarine used for stealth and attack operations.

6. Important Military Exercises & Defence Operations

✅ Question 29: Name an annual tri-service military exercise conducted by India.
Answer: Exercise Indra (with Russia)

✅ Question 30: Which military exercise is conducted between India and the USA?
Answer: Yudh Abhyas

✅ Question 31: Name the joint naval exercise between India and France.
Answer: Varuna

✅ Question 32: What is the Indian Army’s counter-terrorism operation in Jammu & Kashmir?
Answer: Operation Rakshak

✅ Question 33: Name the military operation carried out by India to capture Tiger Hill during the Kargil War.
Answer: Operation Vijay

Do You Know? (Interesting Facts)

🔹 The Indian Armed Forces is the second-largest military force in the world.
🔹 India has the fourth-strongest air force in the world.
🔹 INS Arihant is India’s first nuclear submarine.
🔹 Agni-VI (under development) is expected to have a range of over 10,000 km.
🔹 India successfully tested Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite missile.

7. Indian Army: Regiments, Commands & Special Forces

✅ Question 34: How many commands does the Indian Army have?
Answer: The Indian Army has seven commands:

1. Northern Command – Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir
2. Western Command – Chandimandir, Haryana
3. South Western Command – Jaipur, Rajasthan
4. Southern Command – Pune, Maharashtra
5. Central Command – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
6. Eastern Command – Kolkata, West Bengal
7. Army Training Command (ARTRAC) – Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

✅ Question 35: What is the motto of the Indian Army?
Answer: “Service Before Self”

✅ Question 36: Name any two infantry regiments of the Indian Army.
Answer:

1. Rajputana Rifles
2. Sikh Regiment

✅ Question 37: What is the role of the Para Special Forces in the Indian Army?
Answer: The Para SF (Parachute Regiment Special Forces) conduct special operations, including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and surgical strikes.

✅ Question 38: What is the name of India’s mountain warfare force?
Answer: High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg

✅ Question 39: What is the name of the elite force guarding the President of India?
Answer: President’s Bodyguard (PBG)

✅ Question 40: What is the nickname of the Gorkha Regiment?
Answer: “The Fearless Warriors”

✅ Question 41: Who is known as the Father of the Indian Army?
Answer: Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa

✅ Question 42: What is the Indian Army’s largest artillery gun?
Answer: Dhanush 155 mm Howitzer

✅ Question 43: What is the function of the Siachen Warriors?
Answer: They protect India’s northernmost front at Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world.

8. Indian Navy: Commands, Submarines & Amphibious Warfare

✅ Question 44: How many commands does the Indian Navy have?
Answer: The Indian Navy has three operational commands:

1. Western Naval Command – Mumbai
2. Eastern Naval Command – Visakhapatnam
3. Southern Naval Command – Kochi

✅ Question 45: What is the motto of the Indian Navy?
Answer: “Sham No Varunah” (May the Lord of the Water be auspicious unto us)

✅ Question 46: What is India’s first nuclear-powered submarine?
Answer: INS Arihant

✅ Question 47: Name a conventional (diesel-electric) attack submarine of the Indian Navy.
Answer: INS Kalvari (Scorpene-class submarine)

✅ Question 48: What is the role of the Marine Commandos (MARCOS)?
Answer: MARCOS are the special forces of the Indian Navy, trained for counter-terrorism, underwater combat, and hostage rescue.

✅ Question 49: What is the fastest missile destroyer of the Indian Navy?
Answer: INS Kolkata

✅ Question 50: Name a ship used for amphibious warfare by the Indian Navy.
Answer: INS Jalashwa

✅ Question 51: What is the oldest warship still in service with the Indian Navy?
Answer: INS Viraat (before decommissioning in 2017)

✅ Question 52: What type of vessel is INS Makar?
Answer: Hydrographic Survey Vessel

✅ Question 53: What is India’s fastest naval missile?
Answer: BrahMos (Mach 3 speed)

✅ Question 54: Name the largest aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy.
Answer: INS Vikramaditya

✅ Question 55: Which naval base is known as “The Gateway of the Indian Navy”?
Answer: INS Kadamba (Karwar, Karnataka)

9. Indian Air Force: Commands, Helicopters & Air Defence Systems

✅ Question 56: How many commands does the Indian Air Force have?
Answer: The Indian Air Force has seven operational commands:

1. Western Air Command – New Delhi
2. Eastern Air Command – Shillong
3. Central Air Command – Prayagraj
4. Southern Air Command – Thiruvananthapuram
5. South Western Air Command – Gandhinagar
6. Training Command – Bengaluru
7. Maintenance Command – Nagpur

✅ Question 57: What is the motto of the Indian Air Force?
Answer: “Touch the Sky with Glory” (Nabha Sparsham Deeptham)

✅ Question 58: Name India’s indigenously developed fighter jet.
Answer: HAL Tejas

✅ Question 59: What is the largest transport aircraft used by the IAF?
Answer: C-17 Globemaster III

✅ Question 60: Which attack helicopter is used by the Indian Air Force?
Answer: Apache AH-64E

✅ Question 61: What is the role of the Netra AEW&C aircraft?
Answer: It is an Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft used for surveillance and command operations.

✅ Question 62: What is India’s longest-range air defence system?
Answer: S-400 Triumf (Russian-made)

✅ Question 63: Name India’s first military satellite.
Answer: GSAT-7A (Rukmini)

✅ Question 64: What is the name of India’s drone-based air combat system?
Answer: Ghatak UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle)

✅ Question 65: Name a surface-to-air missile system used by the Indian Air Force.
Answer: Akash Missile System

10. Major Defence Operations & Peacekeeping Missions

✅ Question 66: What was Operation Vijay (1999)?
Answer: It was India’s military operation to reclaim Kargil from Pakistani intruders.

✅ Question 67: What was Operation Meghdoot?
Answer: India’s military operation to capture Siachen Glacier in 1984.

✅ Question 68: Which operation was conducted during the 1971 Indo-Pak War?
Answer: Operation Trident (Naval attack on Karachi)

✅ Question 69: Name the Indian Peacekeeping Mission in Sri Lanka.
Answer: IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Force, 1987-1990)

✅ Question 70: What was Operation Cactus?
Answer: India’s military intervention to save the Maldives government in 1988.

Do You Know? (Interesting Facts)

🔹 The Indian Army controls Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world.
🔹 India’s BrahMos is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world.
🔹 The Indian Air Force ranks fourth in the world after the USA, Russia, and China.
🔹 The Indian Navy operates one of the most powerful aircraft carriers in Asia – INS Vikramaditya.

11. Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) & ISRO Contributions

✅ Question 71: What is the full form of DRDO?
Answer: Defence Research and Development Organisation

✅ Question 72: What is the primary function of DRDO?
Answer: DRDO is responsible for developing advanced defence technologies in India, including missiles, radars, aircraft, and electronic warfare systems.

✅ Question 73: Name India’s first nuclear missile submarine (SSBN) developed under DRDO.
Answer: INS Arihant

✅ Question 74: What is the role of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System developed by DRDO?
Answer: It protects India from incoming enemy ballistic missiles.

✅ Question 75: Name two major anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) developed by DRDO.
Answer:

1. Nag Missile
2. Helina (Helicopter-launched version of Nag)

✅ Question 76: What is Mission Shakti?
Answer: Mission Shakti was India’s first anti-satellite missile test, conducted successfully in 2019.

✅ Question 77: Name an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by DRDO.
Answer: Rustom Drone

✅ Question 78: What is the name of the hypersonic technology demonstration vehicle (HSTDV) tested by DRDO?
Answer: HSTDV, tested in 2020, is used for future hypersonic missiles.

✅ Question 79: What is India’s first nuclear-capable hypersonic missile under development?
Answer: BrahMos-II

✅ Question 80: Name a key electronic warfare system developed by DRDO for the Indian Navy.
Answer: Varunastra (Advanced torpedo system)

12. Important Military Exercises Conducted by India

✅ Question 81: What is the name of the joint military exercise between India and Russia?
Answer: Exercise Indra

✅ Question 82: Name the India-US military exercise focused on counter-terrorism.
Answer: Yudh Abhyas

✅ Question 83: What is the tri-service exercise conducted by India?
Answer: Exercise Dakshin Shakti

✅ Question 84: Name the annual joint military exercise between India and France.
Answer: Exercise Shakti

✅ Question 85: What is the name of the naval exercise between India and Japan?
Answer: Exercise JIMEX

✅ Question 86: Which naval exercise is conducted between India and Australia?
Answer: AUSINDEX

✅ Question 87: What is the name of India’s joint airborne exercise with the US Army?
Answer: Vajra Prahar

✅ Question 88: Which exercise is conducted to improve coordination between the Indian Navy and Coast Guard?
Answer: Sea Vigil

✅ Question 89: Name the joint exercise conducted between the Indian Army and Bangladesh Army.
Answer: Exercise Sampriti

✅ Question 90: Which naval exercise does India conduct with Singapore?
Answer: SIMBEX

13. Gallantry Awards of India

✅ Question 91: Name the highest wartime gallantry award in India.
Answer: Param Vir Chakra

✅ Question 92: Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Major Somnath Sharma (Posthumously, 1947)

✅ Question 93: Name the highest peacetime gallantry award in India.
Answer: Ashoka Chakra

✅ Question 94: Who was the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

✅ Question 95: What is the gallantry award given to police and paramilitary forces?
Answer: Shaurya Chakra

✅ Question 96: What is the second-highest wartime gallantry award in India?
Answer: Maha Vir Chakra

✅ Question 97: Name the award given for distinguished service in the Indian Armed Forces.
Answer: Vishisht Seva Medal

✅ Question 98: Who was the first Indian Air Force officer to receive the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

✅ Question 99: What is the medal awarded to armed forces personnel for outstanding bravery in peacetime?
Answer: Kirti Chakra

✅ Question 100: What is the medal given for extreme courage during military operations?
Answer: Vir Chakra

14. Border Security Forces of India

✅ Question 101: What is the full form of BSF?
Answer: Border Security Force

✅ Question 102: What is the role of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
Answer: ITBP is responsible for guarding the India-China border.

✅ Question 103: Name the paramilitary force responsible for protecting India’s northeastern borders.
Answer: Assam Rifles

✅ Question 104: Which force is responsible for the security of India’s coastal areas?
Answer: Indian Coast Guard (ICG)

✅ Question 105: What is the function of the Rashtriya Rifles?
Answer: Rashtriya Rifles is a counter-insurgency force operating mainly in Jammu & Kashmir.

✅ Question 106: What is the main function of the National Security Guard (NSG)?
Answer: The NSG, or Black Cat Commandos, handles counter-terrorism operations and VIP protection.

✅ Question 107: Which force protects India’s airports?
Answer: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

✅ Question 108: Which force is responsible for controlling Naxalite activities?
Answer: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

✅ Question 109: What is the full form of SSB?
Answer: Sashastra Seema Bal (Guards the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders)

✅ Question 110: What is the motto of the Border Security Force (BSF)?
Answer: “Duty Unto Death”

Do You Know? (Interesting Facts)

🔹 The Border Security Force (BSF) is the largest border guarding force in the world.
🔹 The Indian Navy’s MARCOS are known as “The Ghost Operators” due to their stealth abilities.
🔹 India successfully conducted a nuclear test under Operation Smiling Buddha (1974) and Operation Shakti (1998).
🔹 The first-ever tri-service chief of India is General Bipin Rawat (CDS).
🔹 The INS Vikrant is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier.
🔹 The Agni-VI (under development) will have a range of 10,000 km.

15. India’s Nuclear & Ballistic Missile Program

✅ Question 111: What is the name of India’s first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)?
Answer: Agni-V

✅ Question 112: What is the range of the Agni-V missile?
Answer: Over 5,000 km

✅ Question 113: Name the missile defense system jointly developed by India and Israel.
Answer: Barak-8

✅ Question 114: What is the role of the Prithvi missile series?
Answer: It is a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) used for tactical strikes.

✅ Question 115: Name India’s first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).
Answer: K-15 Sagarika

✅ Question 116: What is India’s first nuclear-capable cruise missile?
Answer: Nirbhay Missile

✅ Question 117: What is the range of the BrahMos missile?
Answer: Approx. 290-450 km

✅ Question 118: What type of missile is Shaurya?
Answer: Hypersonic nuclear-capable ballistic missile

✅ Question 119: Name India’s long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM).
Answer: Akash Missile

✅ Question 120: What is the most advanced air-to-air missile developed in India?
Answer: Astra Missile

16. Important Military Operations Conducted by India

✅ Question 121: What was Operation Vijay (1961)?
Answer: It was India’s military operation to liberate Goa from Portuguese rule.

✅ Question 122: What was Operation Meghdoot?
Answer: The Indian Army’s operation to secure the Siachen Glacier in 1984.

✅ Question 123: Name the military operation carried out during the Kargil War in 1999.
Answer: Operation Vijay

✅ Question 124: What was Operation Trident?
Answer: A naval operation launched by the Indian Navy during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, resulting in the destruction of the Karachi port.

✅ Question 125: What was Operation Parakram?
Answer: A military mobilization in response to the 2001 Indian Parliament attack.

✅ Question 126: What was Operation Blue Star?
Answer: A military operation conducted in 1984 at the Golden Temple in Amritsar to remove armed militants.

✅ Question 127: What was Operation Cactus?
Answer: A military operation to restore the government of Maldives in 1988.

✅ Question 128: What was Operation Sankat Mochan?
Answer: It was a rescue mission to evacuate Indians from war-torn South Sudan in 2016.

✅ Question 129: What was Operation Rahat?
Answer: A humanitarian operation conducted by the Indian Air Force to rescue people during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.

✅ Question 130: Name the operation conducted to strike terrorist camps across the border after the Uri attack.
Answer: Surgical Strike (2016)

17. India’s Defence Agreements & Strategic Partnerships

✅ Question 131: What is the name of the strategic agreement between India and the US for logistics support?
Answer: LEMOA (Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement)

✅ Question 132: India is a member of which four-nation security alliance?
Answer: QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) – India, US, Japan, Australia

✅ Question 133: Which country is India’s biggest defence supplier?
Answer: Russia

✅ Question 134: Name the air force exercise conducted between India and France.
Answer: Exercise Garuda

✅ Question 135: India signed a deal with Russia to acquire which air defence system?
Answer: S-400 Triumf

✅ Question 136: Name the military exercise conducted between India and the UK.
Answer: Ajeya Warrior

✅ Question 137: What is the Indo-Japanese naval exercise called?
Answer: JIMEX

✅ Question 138: What is the Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP)?
Answer: A government initiative to boost defence manufacturing in India and reduce reliance on imports.

✅ Question 139: What is the role of India’s Defence Space Agency (DSA)?
Answer: To protect India’s assets in space and conduct military operations using space technology.

✅ Question 140: Name the agreement between India and Russia for developing the BrahMos missile.
Answer: Indo-Russian BrahMos Agreement (1998)

18. Women in the Indian Armed Forces

✅ Question 141: Who was the first female fighter pilot in India?
Answer: Avani Chaturvedi

✅ Question 142: Who was the first woman officer to lead a Republic Day parade?
Answer: Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth

✅ Question 143: Name the first woman officer to be deployed in Siachen Glacier.
Answer: Captain Shiva Chauhan

✅ Question 144: Who was the first woman in the Indian Navy to become a pilot?
Answer: Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi

✅ Question 145: What is the role of the Indian Army’s Military Nursing Service (MNS)?
Answer: It provides medical support to soldiers in wartime and peacetime.

✅ Question 146: Who was India’s first woman Air Marshal?
Answer: Padma Bandopadhyay

✅ Question 147: Who was the first woman to command an Indian Air Force Transport Unit?
Answer: Wing Commander Anjali Singh

✅ Question 148: Which woman officer became the first to fly a MiG-21 Bison?
Answer: Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth

✅ Question 149: Who was the first woman to command a warship in the Indian Navy?
Answer: Lieutenant Commander Karabi Gogoi

✅ Question 150: When did the Indian Army open permanent commission roles for women officers?
Answer: In 2020, after a Supreme Court ruling.

Do You Know? (Interesting Facts)

🔹 The Indian Armed Forces is the second-largest military force in the world after China.
🔹 The Siachen Glacier is the highest and coldest battlefield in the world, where Indian soldiers operate at extreme altitudes.
🔹 India is one of the few countries to develop its own ballistic missile defence system.
🔹 The Apache AH-64E helicopter, used by the Indian Air Force, is the most advanced attack helicopter in the world.
🔹 INS Vikrant is India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, commissioned in 2022.
🔹 India has nuclear triad capability, meaning it can launch nuclear weapons from land, sea, and air.
🔹 The INS Arihant submarine makes India one of the few nations to operate a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN).
🔹 The BrahMos missile is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world, capable of hitting targets at Mach 3 speed.

19. Important Military Bases & Establishments in India

✅ Question 151: Where is the headquarters of the Indian Army located?
Answer: New Delhi

✅ Question 152: Where is the headquarters of the Indian Navy located?
Answer: New Delhi

✅ Question 153: Where is the headquarters of the Indian Air Force located?
Answer: New Delhi

✅ Question 154: What is the largest military cantonment in India?
Answer: Bathinda Cantonment, Punjab

✅ Question 155: Where is the National Defence Academy (NDA) located?
Answer: Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra

✅ Question 156: Where is the Indian Military Academy (IMA) located?
Answer: Dehradun, Uttarakhand

✅ Question 157: Where is the Officers Training Academy (OTA) located?
Answer: Chennai, Tamil Nadu & Gaya, Bihar

✅ Question 158: Where is the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) located?
Answer: Wellington, Tamil Nadu

✅ Question 159: Where is the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) located?
Answer: Pune, Maharashtra

✅ Question 160: Where is the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) located?
Answer: Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir

✅ Question 161: Where is the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) located?
Answer: Vairengte, Mizoram

✅ Question 162: Where is the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) located?
Answer: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

✅ Question 163: Where is the premier fighter pilot training institute of the Indian Air Force?
Answer: Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Telangana

✅ Question 164: What is the naval base of the Western Naval Command?
Answer: INS Shikra, Mumbai

✅ Question 165: What is the main base of the Eastern Naval Command?
Answer: INS Dega, Visakhapatnam

✅ Question 166: Where is India’s first tri-service command located?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Command (Port Blair)

✅ Question 167: Where is the Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) of India located?
Answer: New Delhi

✅ Question 168: Where is the main missile testing range of India?
Answer: Integrated Test Range (ITR), Wheeler Island, Odisha

✅ Question 169: Where is the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) headquarters?
Answer: New Delhi

✅ Question 170: Where is the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) headquarters?
Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka

20. India’s Defence Space & Cyber Warfare Initiatives

✅ Question 171: What is India’s dedicated military satellite for the Indian Navy?
Answer: GSAT-7 (Rukmini)

✅ Question 172: What is India’s first military communications satellite?
Answer: GSAT-6

✅ Question 173: What is the role of Defence Space Research Organisation (DSRO)?
Answer: To develop military applications for space-based warfare.

✅ Question 174: Which Indian satellite helps in border surveillance?
Answer: Cartosat-2

✅ Question 175: What is India’s anti-satellite (ASAT) missile project called?
Answer: Mission Shakti

✅ Question 176: What is the role of Defence Cyber Agency (DCA)?
Answer: It protects India’s military networks from cyberattacks.

✅ Question 177: What is India’s first hypersonic missile project?
Answer: Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV)

✅ Question 178: What is India’s electronic intelligence satellite?
Answer: EMISAT

✅ Question 179: What is the Defence Artificial Intelligence Council (DAIC)?
Answer: A government body that works on AI-based defence technologies.

✅ Question 180: What is the role of India’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) program?
Answer: It tracks space debris and enemy satellites.

21. Indian Coast Guard & Maritime Security

✅ Question 181: When was the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) established?
Answer: 1978

✅ Question 182: What is the motto of the Indian Coast Guard?
Answer: “Vayam Rakshamah” (We Protect)

✅ Question 183: Name the fastest patrol boats of the Indian Coast Guard.
Answer: Interceptor Boats

✅ Question 184: What is the function of the Indian Coast Guard?
Answer: To safeguard India’s maritime borders and assist in search and rescue operations.

✅ Question 185: What is the headquarters of the Indian Coast Guard?
Answer: New Delhi

✅ Question 186: Name the first Indian Coast Guard ship built in India.
Answer: ICGS Vajra

✅ Question 187: What is the role of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN)?
Answer: To provide radar-based surveillance along India’s coastline.

✅ Question 188: Name India’s offshore patrol vessel (OPV) used for maritime security.
Answer: ICGS Shaurya

✅ Question 189: What is the primary anti-piracy region monitored by the Indian Coast Guard?
Answer: The Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea

✅ Question 190: Which force assists the Coast Guard in maritime law enforcement?
Answer: Marine Police Force

Do You Know? (Interesting Facts)

🔹 India is among the few nations with a Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) to control nuclear weapons.
🔹 Mission Shakti (2019) made India one of the few countries with Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile capabilities.
🔹 The Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) was established in 2019 to counter cyber warfare threats.
🔹 India has the world’s second-largest Coast Guard after the USA.
🔹 The GSAT-7 (Rukmini) satellite provides real-time maritime communication to the Indian Navy.
🔹 The Integrated Test Range (ITR), Wheeler Island, is India’s main missile testing facility.
🔹 The Andaman and Nicobar Command is India’s only Tri-Service Command.
🔹 The S-400 Triumf air defence system can shoot down enemy missiles and aircraft from 400 km away.
🔹 The Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) is a crucial step in India’s hypersonic missile development.

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