1. Which country is the host of multi-national Defence ‘Exercise Kakadu 2022’?
[A] USA
[B] Australia
[C] Singapore
[D] France
Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
Exercise Kakadu 2022 is being officially hosted by the Royal Australian Navy in Darwin, Australia. The Indian Navy joined the exercise with 14 navies.
Indian Navy’s INS Satpura and a maritime patrol aircraft reached Darwin to take part in multinational Exercise. The two week-long exercise, both in harbour and sea, involves participation of ships and maritime aircraft.
2. Which Naval ship has been decommissioned recently after 32 years of its service?
[A] INS Amrit
[B] INS Ajay
[C] INS Akshay
[D] INS Abhaya
Answer: B [INS Ajay]
Notes:
Indian Naval Ship Ajay (P34) was decommissioned recently after 32 years of distinguished services to the nation. The decommissioning ceremony was held at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard.
INS Ajay was an Abhay class anti-submarine warfare corvette of Western Naval Command. The ship was commissioned on January 24, 1990. It was posted on various deployments including Operation Talwar during the Kargil War in 1999 and Operation Parakram in 2001.
3. Defence Ministry signs deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile with which company?
[A] Dassault Aviation
[B] Dhruv Aerospace
[C] DRDO
[D] BAPL
Answer: D [BAPL]
Notes:
Defence Ministry signed deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile with BAPL (BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd)
The additional dual –role (land and anti-ship) capable BrahMos missiles will be acquired at Rs 1,700 crore under ‘Buy-Indian’ category. BrahMos Aerospace (BAPL) is a joint venture between India and Russia.
4. Indian Army recently installed India’s first Avalanche Monitoring Radar in which state/UT?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Sikkim
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: B [Sikkim]
Notes:
The Indian Army and the Defence Geo-informatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) have jointly installed India’s first Avalanche Monitoring Radar in north Sikkim.
The avalanche radar was made operational by Defence Research and Development Organisation’s wing DGRE. The radar can also be employed to detect landslides, besides being used for detection of avalanches.
5. Who has been appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in 2022?
[A] Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retired)
[B] Lt Gen Hari Kumar
[C] Lt Gen Manoj Pandey
[D] Lt Gen Vinod G. Khandare (Retired)
Answer: A [Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retired)]
Notes:
The Government has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
He shall also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs. In a career spanning over nearly 40 years, he has served in various positions. Lt General, he became the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command in 2019 until he retired in 2021.
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6. What is the name of the first indigenously developed light combat helicopters (LCH)?
[A] Pratabh
[B] Prachand
[C] Prakash
[D] Vikas
Answer: B [Prachand]
Notes:
The Indian Air Force inducted the first batch of indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters, named Prachand, which are capable of firing a range of missiles and other weapons.
The Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) are developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). It has been primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude regions. It was inducted into the IAF at a ceremony in Jodhpur.
7. What is the name of the new generation medium-range ballistic missile, which was recently test-fired?
[A] Akash Prime
[B] Agni Prime
[C] Gagan Prime
[D] Naran Prime
Answer: B [Agni Prime]
Notes:
India test-fired indigenously developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile ‘Agni Prime’ (Agni-P) from the Odisha coast
As per the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Agni Prime is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles with range capability between 1,000 and 2,000km.
8. SIMBEX is a Maritime Bilateral Exercise held between India and which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Sweden
[C] Switzerland
[D] Singapore
Answer: D [Singapore]
Notes:
The Navies of India and Singapore are participating in the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam.
The Indian Navy is hosting the 29th edition of SIMBEX-2022 in two phases – Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam followed by the Sea Phase in Bay of Bengal. SIMBEX series of exercises began in 1994 and were initially known as Exercise Lion King.
9. ‘DRDO Industry Academia-Centre of Excellence’ (DIA-CoE) has been set up in which institution?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Roorkee
[C] IISc Bengaluru
[D] NIT Kozhikode
Answer: B [IIT Roorkee]
Notes:
Ministry of Defence, Government of India, has approved to set up the ‘DRDO Industry Academia-Centre of Excellence’ (DIA-CoE) at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee).
The Facility will receive financial assistance from the DRDO, Government of India. Key research areas include, Smart Infrastructure and Hardened Structures for Defence Applications, Energy Storage Devices, Landslide, Snow, and Avalanche Studies, Pulsed Laser and Specialty Fiber, among others.
10. Which Indian armed force has registered ‘Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)’ of its new camouflage pattern uniform?
[A] Indian Coast Guard
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Navy
[D] Indian Air Force
Answer: B [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Ministry of Defence said the Indian Army has registered ‘Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)’ of the new design and camouflage pattern uniform.
The new digital pattern combat uniform with a contemporary look and functional design was unveiled for Indian Army soldiers in January 2022. The fabric has been made lighter, stronger, breathable with fast drying features.
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