Defence CA Mar to Aug Set 1 by Dr.

Gaurav Garg

Q) DRDO has constituted the five-member committee under whose chairmanship to review the charter of
its laboratories?
A.Subhasis Chaudhuri B.Budaraju Srinivasa Murty
C.V Ramagopal Rao D.Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi

DRDO expert panel to review charter of labs to cut overlap

● DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy has constituted the five-member committee under the chairmanship of Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi director V Ramagopal Rao and asked the panel to submit its report within 45 days.

Q) The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 International Military and Technical Forum was inaugurated in which country?
A.Japan B.Australia
C.United States D.Russia

India Pavilion At Army-2020 Forum Inaugurated In Russia

● The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 International Military and Technical Forum was inaugurated by Secretary
(Defence Production) Raj Kumar and Indian Ambassador DB Venkatesh Verma outside Moscow, the Indian
Embassy in Russia.

Q) Interceptor Boat 'ICGS C-454‘ which was recently inaugurated in Surat is built by which company?
A.Larsen and Toubro B.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
C.Cochin Shipyard Limited D.Bharat Dynamics

Indian Coast Guard Launches 27-Meter-Long Interceptor Boat In Surat

● Interceptor Boat 'ICGS C-454 is built by Larsen and Toubro.
● The 27-meter-long boat has a maximum speed of 45 nautical miles or 83 kilometers per hour.

Q) Which country formally signed an agreement to buy 66 of the latest model F-16 jets built by United States?
A.India B.Turkey
C.Australia D.Taiwan

Taiwan signs deal with US for 66 F-16 jets while tensions with China ride high
● Taiwan formally signed an agreement to buy 66 of the latest model F-16 jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp.

Q) The first consignment of 40 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) was handed over to which of the Central
Armed Police Forces?
A.Indo-Tibetan Border Police B.Sashastra Seema Bal
C.Border Security Force D.Central Industrial Security Force

Q) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed a Ayurvedic based Biodegradable face mask named
“what”?
A.Abhay B.Shudhi
C.Pavitrapati D.Aarya

DIAT Pune develops biodegradable face mask and antimicrobial body suit
● The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed a Nanofibres of Ayurvedic based
Biodegradable face mask which acts as a virus neutralizer to resist against the bacteria/ virus. The mask has been
named as ‘Pavitrapati’.
● Apart from this, an anti-microbial bodysuit has also been developed by the name of ‘Aushada Tara’.

Q) Which country has successfully tested their advanced missile defence system, Arrow-2?
A.Iran B.Japan
C.Israel D.China

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Israel successfully tested “Arrow-2” Ballistic Missile Interceptor
● The Missile test was conducted in the test site in Central Israel over the Mediterranean Sea.
● The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) of the United States of America along with Israeli Air Force and Israel
Aerospace Industries conducted the testing.
● Arrow-2 is part of the multi-layered system Israel has developed to defend against both short- and mid-range rockets
fired from Gaza and Lebanon, as well as Iran's long-range missiles.

Q) Who has become the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO)?

A.Dinesh K Tripathi B.Biswajit Dasgupta
C.Murlidhar Sadashiv D.Ashok Kumar

Q) What is the name of the fourth Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard Ship that was recently launched?
A.Shaurya B.Shoor
C.Shaunak D.Sarthak

Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Sarthak’ launched

● An Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard was launched and re-christened as Indian Coast Guard
Ship ‘Sarthak’.
● OPV Sarthak is the 4th in the series of five OPVs.
● It has been designed & built indigenously by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
● The other three are –
○ ICGS Sachet
○ ICGS Sujeet
○ ICGS Sajag
● The 105 Metre ship displaces approximately 2350 tons and is propelled by two 9100 KW diesel engines designed to
attain a maximum speed of 26 knots, with an endurance of 6000 Nautical Miles.

Q) Which ministry has launched the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’ (self-reliant India week)?
A.Ministry of Finance B.Ministry of Defence
C.Ministry of Education D.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

● Defence minister Rajnath Singh launched the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’ (self-reliant India week) on 10 August, in
keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a self-dependent India with increased local manufacturing.

Q) Which country will construct a memorial for the Indian soldiers martyred during the country’s liberation war in 1971?
A.India B.Britain
C.Afghanistan D.Bangladesh

Bangladesh to construct memorial for Indian soldiers martyred in 1971 liberation war
● Bangladesh will construct a memorial for the Indian soldiers martyred during the country’s liberation war in 1971.
● The memorial will be constructed coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh.

Q) Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh announced that India will put a ban on import of how many military items to boost
indigenous production?
A.55 B.75
C.101 D.120

Q) Who has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
A.P S Ranipse B.Pradeep Kapur
C.BK Sharma D.Surendra Panwar

Q) Which country has withdrawn from KavKaz 2020 Military Exercise scheduled to be held in Russia?
A.China B.Pakistan
C.India D.Kazakhstan

Q) The Ministry of Defence has signed an MoU with DARPG and which IIT institution for developing Artificial Intelligence
to analyse public grievances?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Kanpur
C.IIT Bombay D.IIT Delhi

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IIT Kanpur, defence ministry, DARPG, sign MoU to develop AI techniques for analysing public grievances
● The Ministry of Defence, IIT Kanpur and the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
(DARPG) signed an MoU for developing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to analyse public
grievances.

Q) An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched by which country?
A.Russia B.United States
C.Israel D.Japan

US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile

● Minuteman III, manufactured by Boeing is a long-range, is a three-stage ICBM with the capability to carry single or
multiple nuclear warheads.
● As of 2020, the LGM-30G Minuteman III version is the only land-based intercontinental ballistic missile in service
in the United States.

Q) Which will be a single-window nodal agency for enabling and regulating space activities and the use of Isro facilities by
the private sector?
A.IN-SPACe B.Team Indus
C.Dhruva Space D.Kawa Space

Isro's IN-SPACe to be set up as single-window nodal agency for pvt sector

● The proposed IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) will be a single-window
nodal agency for enabling and regulating space activities and the use of Isro facilities by the private sector.
● It will be established as a single-window nodal agency, with its own cadre, which will permit and oversee the
following activities of NGPEs (Non-Government Private Entities).
● IN-SPACe responsibilities include space activities such as building of launch vehicles and satellites and providing
space-based services as per the definition of space activities, sharing of space infrastructure and premises under
Isro's control.

Q) Who has taken over as Chief Of the Air Force's Western Air Command?
A.Vivek Ram Chaudhari B.Rajiv Dayal Mathur
C.Rajesh Kumar D. Amit Tiwari

1. Western Air Command Delhi

2. South-Western Air Command Gandhinagar

3. Central Air Command Allahabad

4. Eastern Air Command Shillong

5. Southern Air Command Thiruvananthapuram

6. Training Command Bengaluru

7. Maintenance Command Nagpur

Q) Which has become the first Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to receive supplies from the Khadi & Village Industries
Commission?
A.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) B.Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
C.Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) D.Border Security Force (BSF)

● Indo Tibetan Border Police, ITBP became the first Central Armed Police Force CAPF to have supplies from the
Khadi & Village Industries Commission, KVIC.
● According to the agreement, total 1200 Quintal of Mustard Oil is being procured from KVIC by ITBP with a total
financial implication of 1 Crore 73 Lakh 80 Thousand rupees.

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Q) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune has developed which medical bed isolation system to combat
Covid-19?
A.Samarth B.Karna
C.Aashray D.Suvidha

DIAT develops medical bed isolation system ‘Aashray’ to combat Covid-19

● This is a low cost, reusable solution to maintain proper isolation of Covid-19 patients by creating suction /negative
pressure near exhale, and further filtering and disinfecting the aerosol.
● The envelope is reusable as it is antibacterial-antifungal and can be sanitized.
● As per prototype manufacturer, the cost of the setup for a unit of 10 beds is ₹1 lakh approximately and for home, the
quarantine will be around ₹15,000 for a single bed.

Q) A fleet of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets landed at which Air Force base of India?
A.Pathankot B.Jorhat
C.Ambala D.Bathinda

Fleet of 5 Rafale multi-role combat jets arrived in India

● Rafale Jets landed at the Ambala Air Force base after covering a distance of 7,000 km from the Merignac airbase in
French port city of Bordeaux.
● Two Sukhoi 30 MKIs escorted the fleet of Rafale jets after they entered the Indian air space.
● The fleet, which comprises three single seater and two twin seater aircraft, would be inducted into the IAF as part of
its Ambala-based No 17 Squadron, also known as the ‘Golden Arrows’.
● The Government of India signed a Rs 59,000-crore deal with French aerospace major Dassault Aviation on
September 23, 2016 to procure 36 Rafale jets.
● The delivery of all 36 aircraft will be completed on schedule by the end of 2021.

Q) Defence Ministers’ Dialogue between India and which country was held in New Delhi?
A.Japan B.Russia
C.Indonesia D.Vietnam

India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue held in New Delhi

● The Indian delegation was led by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while the Indonesian delegation was led by
Defence Minister General Prabowo Subianto.
● During the defence ministers dialogue, General Subianto was honored with the ceremonial Guard of Honour.

Q) Who has assumed charge as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy (INA)?
A.Dinesh K Tripathi B.Murlidhar Sadashiv
C.MA Hampiholi D.Ashok Kumar

Q) DRDO has launched its which innovation contest on the 5th death anniversary of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam?
A.Dare to Aim 2.0 B.Dare to Dream 2.0
C.Dream to Fly 2.0 D.Reach the Sky 2.0

DRDO's 'Dare to Dream 2.0' challenge

● DRDO's 'Dare to Dream 2.0' contest is a scheme to promote the Indian innovators and startups for innovations in
defence and aerospace technologies.
1) The ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ is an open challenge to promote the innovators and startups of the country.
2) The scheme is being launched for emerging technologies to promote the individuals & startups for innovation in
defence and aerospace technologies in the country after the call of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ given by Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi.
3) The winners will be decided after due evaluation by an expert committee.
4) Award money, up to ₹10 lakh for startup and ₹five lakh to individual category, will be given to the winners.

Q) The 82nd Raising Day of which Central Armed Police Force was observed on 27 July 2020.?
A.Assam Rifles (AR) B.Border Security Force (BSF)
C.Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) D.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

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82nd Raising Day of Central Reserve Police Force
● The CRPF was founded as Crown Representative’s Police on July 27, 1939 and became the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) on the enactment of the CRPF Act on December 28, 1949.
● The first battalion of the force was raised on July 27, 1939, as the Crown Representative’s Police (CRP) under the
British in Neemuch town of Madhya Pradesh.

Q) Govt sanctions permanent commission to women officers in which of the following Indian Armed Forces?
A.Indian Coast Guard B.Indian Air Force
C.Indian Navy D.Indian Army

10 Streams of the Indian Army

● Army Air Defence (AAD) ● Army Service Corps (ASC)
● Signals ● Army Ordnance Corps (AOC)
● Engineers ● Intelligence Corps
● Army Aviation ● Judge and Advocate General (JAG)
● Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) ● Army Educational Corps (AEC)

Women In Army
● Till now the percentage of women in the Indian Army was only 3.89 per cent, Navy 6.7 per cent and Air Force 13.28
per cent, excluding the medical corps, dental corps and Military Nursing Service.
● Entry of women in the Army till now has only been through Short Service Commission (SSC) but till now they
could not serve beyond 14 years, however, there were some who continued on extensions but were still not given
permanent commission.

Q) Largest Solar Power Plant of Indian Navy has been commissioned at Indian Naval Academy located in which state?
A.Kerala B.Maharashtra
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Tamil Nadu

Largest solar power plant of Navy commissioned at INA Ezhimala

● Largest Solar Power Plant at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala (Kerala) was commissioned.
● It is a 3 MW Solar Power Plant which has been set-up in line with the Indian Government’s initiative of ‘National
Solar Mission’ which aims to achieve 100GW of solar power by 2022.
● The 3 MW Solar Power Plant established at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala is the largest in the Indian Navy and
has an estimated life of 25 years.
● Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (KELTRON) has executed this project. The project will also
support Naval Station Ezhimala in decreasing the carbon footprint.
● The Indian Naval Academy is the initial officer training establishment of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast
Guard, located in Ezhimala, Kannur district, Kerala.

Q) India will sign the Defence Logistics Sharing Pact with which country?
A.Japan B.Russia
C.France D.United States

India, Russia defence logistics sharing pact likely to be signed by year-end

● India and Russia are finalising a defence logistics sharing pact that can enable seamless access to each other’s
military bases and support facilities.
● Following the agreement, Russians could use ports like Mumbai and Visakhapatnam for refuelling.

Q) DRDO has established a COVID-19 testing facility at the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) located
in which place?
A.Jammu B.Leh
C.Manila D.Shimla

DRDO sets up COVID-19 testing facility at Leh

● The testing facility at DIHAR is capable of screening 50 samples per day.
● The facility can also be utilised for training manpower for COVID testing and will be of great help to address future
bio-threats and carrying out R&D activities pertinent to agro-animal diseases.
● DIHAR is one of the life sciences laboratories of the DRDO working on cold arid agro-animal technologies.

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Q) 'Dhruvastra’, whose flight test was conducted successfully by India, is a type of which missile?
A.Anti-submarine missile B.Wire-guided missile
C.Tactical ballistic missile D.Anti-tank guided missile

India's indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile 'Dhruvastra' test-fired

● India has successfully conducted three flight tests of its indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile 'Dhruvastra'
from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
● Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the helicopter-launched anti-tank
guided missile (ATGM) is one of the most advanced anti-tank weapons in the world.
● Dhruvastra is the helicopter version of 'Nag Helina'' with several new features and meant to be fired from air to
destroy enemy bunkers, armoured vehicles and main battle tanks.

Q) Which country has launched its first-ever military communications satellite ANASIS-II ?
A.Israel B.Russia
C.South Korea D.Japan

ANASIS-II: South Korea launches first-ever military satellite

● The satellite was launched by private operator SpaceX.
● DAPA (South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA))said the launch made South Korea the
10th country in the world to own a military-only communications satellite, which will provide "permanent and
secured military communications".
● The South Korean military satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a Falcon 9
rocket.

Q) Indian naval ships conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the navy of which country?
A.Russia B.United States
C.Japan D.Australia

Indian Navy holds passage exercise with 'USS Nimitz' carrier group
● Indian naval ships on Monday conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the United States Navy’s USS Nimitz
carrier strike group near the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) islands as it is transiting the Indian Ocean.

Q) DRDO has provided its indigenously-developed which drone to the Indian Army for accurate surveillance along the
China border?
A.Bharat B.Rustom
C.Nishant D.Shoor

Indian Army Gets ‘Bharat’ Drones for Accurate Surveillance Along China Border
● The Bharat drones have been developed by a Chandigarh-based laboratory of the Defence Research and
Development Organisation
● The Bharat series of drones can be listed among "World's most agile and lightest Surveillance drone. Indigenously
developed by the DRDO.

Q) DRDO has developed P7 Heavy Drop System which is capable of para dropping heavy machinery from which aircraft?
A.BL 56 aircraft B.NL 43 aircraft
C.IL 76 aircraft D.KJ 23 aircraft

PM Narendra Modi's Make in India gets boost with DRDO's P7 Heavy Drop System
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' programme, Defense Research and Development Organization
(DRDO) has developed P7 Heavy Drop System which is capable of para dropping heavy machinery and equipment
up to 7 metric tonnes from IL 76 aircraft directly in a war zone.
● The DRDO showcased its P7 Heavy Drop System in Agra. System has been made under Make in India programme.
● The Heavy Drop System was being manufactured by L&T, while the parachutes were being designed by Indian
Ordnance Factory.

Q) The defence ministry has allowed invalid pension to those armed forces personnel who have less than _________years of
qualifying service?
A.5 years B.12 years
C.15 years D.10 years

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Govt allows invalid pension for soldiers with less than 10 years of service
● Till date, invalid pension was granted to those armed forces personnel who had more than 10 years of service and
were invalided for reasons that were neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service.
● It said that an armed forces personnel, whose service is less than 10 years and who became invalided due to any
bodily or mental infirmity that is neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service, and which permanently
incapacitated him from military service as well as civil re-employment, will be benefited by this decision.
● Benefit of this decision will be available to those armed forces personnel who were in service on or after 04.01.2019.

Q) India has planned to invite which country to join the annual Malabar naval exercise that has so far included just Japan and
the U.S?
A.Russia B.Australia
C.Indonesia D.South Korea

India to invite Australia to Malabar naval exercise, Quad stands up to China

● The exercise will bring together the navies of India, Japan, Australia and the U.S. in the Bay of Bengal at the end
of the year.

Q) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed License Agreement and Transfer of Technology (ToT) with DRDO–DRDL
for which Missile Weapon System?
A.Agni B.Akash
C.Trishul D.Vayu

BDL signs licence agreement & ToT with DRDO

● Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed License Agreement and Transfer of Technology (ToT) with Defence
Research and Development Organisation–Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDO–DRDL) for
Akash Missile Weapon System (Indian Army Variant).
● Akash Missile is the first medium-range Surface to Air missile produced in India which can engage multiple targets
from multiple directions.
● The missile flies at a speed of nearly 860 meters per second at a maximum altitude of 18 km.
● The Akash missile was designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by BDL.

Q) Indian Coast Guard & Coast Guard of which country has recently signed an MoU to boost maritime relations?
A.Malaysia B.Indonesia
C.Thailand D.Sri Lanka

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