NCC DIRECTORATE KERALA AND LAKSHADWEEP

"B" CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2023-2024

QUESTION PAPER

B Maximum Marks
Time
:350
:3hours

- Exclusively use dark black pen/pencil for marking your Answers on the OMR Sheet.
- It is mandatory to respond to all 175 questions.
- Each question is carrying a weightage of 2 marks.
- Any endeavor to shade more than one option for a question will result in the response
being deemed as invalid.
The question paper contains two sets. First set is for common subject
of 240 mks (ques from serial to 120) and Specialised subject
of 110 mks( ques from serial 121 to 175).

COMMON SUBJECTS (240 MARKS)

PAPER Il - WEAPON TRAINING (30 MARKS)
1. The Caliber of .22 Rifle?

(a) 5.56 (b) 7.62 (c) .22 (d).25

2. The normal rate of fire of .22 rifle is rounds per Minute?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
3. How many grooves are there in the barrel of a .22" rifle?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
4. On the command 'Khali kar the firer will cock the bolt , press the triggèr and
stand up.
(a) Once (b) Twice (c) Thrice (d) None of these
5. The principle of .22 Rifle is
(a) Bolt action (b) Gas operated (c) Self loading (d) None of these
6. After firingthe firer cleans the barrel by adding hot water for at least days?
(a) 1 days (b) 3 days (c) 7 days (d) None of these
7. Motto of Weapon Training is ?

(a) One Round One Enemy (b) Two Round One Enemy
(c) Three Round One Enemy (d) Five Round One Enemy
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Cadets done?
How isthe firing of NCC
Shooting and Wild Fire
(a) Grouping, Snap
(b) Application, Grouping and Snap Shooting
Skate
(c) Application,Grouping and
(d) Skate, Wild Fire and Grouping

9 What is the principle of good firing?

good range
(a) Good grip, good trigger clamp &
trigger clamp
(b) Good range, good grip &good
(c) Good position,& good weather
trigger operation
(d) Good grip, good position &good
10. Weight of .22 Rifle is
(c) 10 Pounds (d) 12 Pounds
(a) 6 Pounds (b) 4 Pounds
target is used.
11. For grouping fire from 25 yards
(c) 6x6 (d) 8x8
(a) 1x1 (b) 4x4
12. Maximum Range of .22 Rifle.
(a) 2000 Yards (b) 1530 Yards (c) 2700 Yards (d) 1700 Yards

13. MPlstands for

(a) Meanpoint of impact (b) Main position of impact
(c) Mean position impact (d) Main point of impact

14. The place to keep weapons of a unit is called?

(a) Magazine (b) Kote (c) Quarter master store (d) Quarter Guard

15. The fullform of POA

(a) Point Of Aim (b) Point Of Action (c) Place Of action (d) Place Of Aim
PAPER III- MISCELLANEOUS (210 MARKS)
NCC GENERAL (06 MARKS)
16. NCCcame into existence on
(a) 16 July 1948 (b) 16 Jun 1948 (c) 26 Jun 1949 (d) 23 Dec 1957
17. Who is the ADG of K&L Dte?
(a) Maj Gen J S Mangat, VSM (b) Maj Gen Alok Beri
(c) Maj Gen Ashok Mehta (d) Maj Gen Mahajan
18. The light blue colour in the NCC Flag
represents
(a) Navy (b) Airforce (c) Army (d) Coast Guard
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NCCINTEGRATION &AWARENESS (20 MARKS)

19. Number of languages recognized by constitution of India?
(a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 19
20. National song VandeMataram' was written by
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) Jibanananda Das
(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(d) Sathyendranath Dutta
21. is healthy intermingling of the beliefs and rituals of two unique
cultures?

(a) Economic Integration (b) Religiouslntegration

(c) Cultural Integration (d) Social Integration
22. The holy book of Sikhism is known as
(a) Guru Granth Saheb (b) Agam Sutras (c) Torah (d) DasamGranth

23. SAARC stands for

(a) South Asian Association for Religious Cooperation
(b) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(c) South Asian Association for Regimental Cooperation
(d) South Asian Association for Rural Cooperation
24. Indian Military Acadenmy is at
(a) Chennai (b) Kamptee (c) Gwalior (d) Dehradun.
25. Motto of national integration
(a) Unity in similarity (b) Unity is strength
(c) Unity in Diversity (d) Unity and Discipline

26. Name of the highest civilian award is_

(a) Bharat Ratna (b) Paramvir Chakra
(c) Ashok Chakra (d) Mahavir Chakra
27. National Integration Day is observed on
(a) 14 Nov (b)19 Nov (c) 1 Nov (d) 21 Nov

28. MHAmeans
(a) Ministry of home affairs (b) Ministry of health affairs
(c) Ministry of home arrangements (d) None of these
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PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (60 MARKS)

interest and enthusiasm?
29. What is it called to perform one's duty honestly with
(c) Initiative (d) None of these
(a) Management (b) Duties
30. The main uses of leadership are: -
(a) Instilling confidence (b) Encouraging
(d) All of these
(c) Encouraging employees
31. is being aware of the predominant emotion that preoccupies the mind at
any point of time, knowing how emotions influence behavior, and being able to
respond to emotions appropriately.
(a) Critical Thinking (b) Coping with emotions
(c) Decision making (d) Effective communication

32. is recognition of self, our character, strengths and weaknesses,

desires, likes and dislikes, and skills.
(a) Self-awareness (b) Coping with emotions
(c) Decision making (d) Effective communication

33. Which of the following is not a factor that influences personality?

(a) Self-image (b) Education
(c) Decision making (d) Environment

34. are the factor that influences personality.

(a) Critical Thinking (b) Life situations
(c) Decision making (d) Attitude

35. What does non-verbal communication include?

(a) Long sentences and mumbling

(b) Tone of voice, body posture, and facial expressions
(c) Interrupting the speaker
(d) Verbal instructions

36. To obey orders by his discretion is called

(b) Work (c) Discipline (d) None of these
(a) Duty

37. Which concept is not included in Empathy?

(a) Putting oneself in the other's shoes.
(b) To see things from the others point of view.
(c) Understanding and feel the other person' feel
(d) Putting the issues on others shoulder
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38. According to WHO, what are life skills?

(a) Abilities for adopting negative behaviour
(b) Abilities for adopting positive behaviour
(c) Abilities for acquiring material possessions
(d) Abilities for avoiding challenges
39. What is critical thinking about?
(a) Accepting information without analysis
(b) Changing one's views based on evidence
(c) Avoiding multiple points of view
(d) Respecting opinions of others
40. Which communication style involves being bossy, interrupting, and talking loudly?
(a) Passive (b) Assertive (c) Aggressive (d) Indirect
41. What is a listening barrier?
(a) Making eye contact with the speaker
(b) Rushing the speaker to complete their thoughts
(c) Understanding the speaker
(d) Reacting later in a relevant manner
42. What is the key to time management?
(a) Doing everything that comes your way
(b) Realizing that you can do everything
(c) Prioritizing and focusing on what is most important
(d) Avoiding the mirror to save time
43. How is a group defined?
(a) Any gathering of people
(b) Two or more people with shared goals and responsibilities
(c) Only formal organizations
(d) A solo individual working toward a goal
44. The process by which one is inspired to act the described manner with the help of
catalytic persuasion?
(a) Obedience (b) Judgment
(c) Motivation (d) Creative thinking
45. Aman's character is made in the formative of life

(a) Days (b) Hours (c) Years (d) Weeks

46. What is aFriendship Group according to the content?
(a) Agroup formed for business purposes
(b) Agroup formed informally for personalsecurity, esteem, and belonging needs
(c) Agroup with no specific goals
(d) Agroup with assigned roles and tasks
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measure to develop the personality?

47. Which of the following is the (c) Environment (d) Situation
(a) Communication skills (b) Heredity
and
48. Skills are acquired through Communication
comradeship (b) Community and
(a) Leadership and
patience (d) Empathy and sympathy
(c) Practice and
available resources and achieve the goal?
group of men with
49. Name the art to lead the
(b) Alertness
(a) Leadership
(c) Endurance
(d)None of the above

to another person's
situation, to understand
50. is the ability to be sensitive
and needs how they feel.
his/her concerns, worries, fears
(c) Criticalthinking (d) Creative thinking
(a) Self-awareness (b) Empathy
by others generally?
51. Which among the following is not loved
behavior
(a) Gentle voice (b) Friendliness (c) Inner qualities (d) Rude

nation is largely related to the qualities of its

52. It is well recognized that the future of any

(a) Animals (b) Human beings (c) Leaders (d) Geography

character of an
53. Which of the following is not a major determinant of personality and
individual?

(a) Biological (b) Cultural (c) Family and social factor (d) Appearance

54. Which among the following is not a measure to develop the personality?
(a) Communication skills (b) Leadership skills (c) Positive attitude (d) Situaton
55. is to choose from the varied options based on the existing knowledge of
the topic under consideration keeping in mind the positive or negative Consequences
of each of the option
(a) Problem solving skill (b) Decision making (c) Critical thinking (d) Empathy
56. is the ability to express, verbally through spoken or written language
culturaly
and non-verbally through gestures and body thatt are
movements, in ways
acceptable.
(a) CriticalThinking
(b) Creative Thinking
(c) Decision making
(d) Efective communication
 57. Which of the following factor influences personality?
(a) Critical Thinking (b) Education (c) Decision making (d) Attitude
58. What is it called to work even in the absence of someone?
(a) Decision (b) Initiative (c) Action (d) None of these

LEADERSHIP (18 MARKS)

59. A leader is authoritative, task oriented and bossy.
(a) Neutral (b) Democratic (c) Republic (d) Autocratic
60. is a permissive group oriented style leadership where a
suggestion from subordinates &decision making is delegated to them.
(a) Neutral (b) Democratic (c) Republic (d) Autocratic
61. In
style of leadership the leader has the ability to vary his style as the
situation demands.
(a) Neutral (b) Democratic (c) Republic (d) Variable
62. Competitions develop sportsmanship and among the cadets
(a) Problem solving skill (b)Team spirit (c) Patience (d) Empathy
63. is the process by which one is inspired to act in the desired manner
with the help of catalytic persuasion.
(a) Motivation (b) Courage (c) Inspiration (d) Dedication
64. weld together the other qualities of courage, endurance, alertness
and comradeship.
(a) Confidence (b) Discipline (c) Courage (d) Honest
65. is the ability to make decision promptly and announce them in a clear
and forceful manner.?

(a) Decisiveness (b) Alertness (c) Courage (d) Punctuality

66. A is a member of a particular community who owes allegiance
to the State and who enjoys protection and rights granted by Constitution of the
country.
(a) Political Leaders (b) Only Politically neutral citizen
(c) Citizen (d) Non-Citizen
67. Citizenship can be acquired by
(a) Birth, Descent, Registration &naturalization (b) By Registration only
(c) By Birth &Registration only (d) By Birth &Descent only
 DISASTER MANAGEMENT (18MARKS)
68. Which year a terrible famine occurred in Bengal, which killed 10 million peonle
(a) 1769 (b) 1770 (c) 1772 (d) 1773
69 Ultimate consegquences of war are
(a) Decline in human population (b) Outbreak of diseases and epidemics
(c) Rise in refugees (d) All of the above
70. The cycle of disaster consists of the following components.
(a) Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
(b) Preparedness, vulnerability assessment, risk assessment,
recovery
(c) Mitigation, Risk assessment, Response and Recovery
(d) None of the above
71. Effective hazard management largely relies on
(a) Govt. Agencies. (b) Emergency responses
(c) Pre-disaster planning (d) Volcanoes
72. Which one of this is mainly considered as manmade
disaster?
(a) Fire (b) Landslide (c) Drought (d) Erosion
73. Full form of NEC

(a) Nippon Electric Company (b) National Engineering College

(b) National Electrical Code (d) National Equipment Company
74. Full form of NDMA-
(a) National Digital Medical Archive
(b) North Dakota Medical Association
(c) National Disaster Management Authority
(d) National Digital Mechanical Association
75. Armature radio is also called radio.
(a) HAM (b) HAN (c) HAT (d) HAV

76. What is drought?

(a) No rainfall for a long continuous period
(b) Heavy rainfall for a long continuous period
(c) Moderate rainfall for along continuous period
(d) None of the above
 SSCD (32 MARKS)

77. If waste item easily catch fire, burst into flames then it is
(a) Reactive (b) Toxic (c) Corrosive (d) lgnitable
78. The indigenously developed payment app BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) has
been named after

(a) Subash Chandra Bose (b) APJ AbdulKalam

(c) DrBRAmbedkar (d) Dr Rajendra Prasad

79. Skill India is a campaign launched by the Government on

(a) 13 July 2015 (b) 15 July 2013 (c) 15 Juy 2015 (d) 13 July 2013

80. is agroup of malwares which locks or encrypts the victim's

computer and demands payment for decrypting the computer.
(a) Ransomware (b) Trojans (c) Adware (d) Spyware
81. The Indian Constitution came into effect from

(a) 26 January 1947 (b) 26 August 1950

(c) 15 August 1947 (d) 26 January 1950

82. Which one of these is not a type of cancer

(a) Colon cancer (b) Oral cancer (c) Cervical cancer (d) Heart cancer

83. Full form of NGO is

(a) National GAMING Organization

(b) National Group of Organizations
(c) Non-Government Organizations
(d) Non Gambling Organization
84. AlDS doesnot spread through
(a) Sexual Transmission. (b) Blood Transfusions.
(c) Shaking hands (d) Skin Piercing

85. MGNREGA Stands for

(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empowerment Guarantee Act
Guarantee Act
(c) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Environment
Guarantee Act
(d) MahatmaGandhi National Rural Education
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productivity and ensure better
improve farm
86. is a national mission to
utilization of the resources in the country
Yojana (PMSBY)
(a) Pradhan Mantri SurakshaBima
(PMKSY)
(b) Pradhan Mantri Krishi SinchaiYojna
(PMJJB).
(c) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan JyotiYojana
(d) Pradhan Mantri AwasYojna (PMA).
of shramdaan.
87. Each cadet in NCC is to do
(c) 60 hours (d) 90 hours
(a) 100 hours (b) 150 hours
at Rajghat, New
88. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was officially launched on
Delhi, by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(a) 02 October 2014 (b) 02 October 2016
(c) 02 October 2012 (d) 02 October 2018

89. framework allows citizens to digitally sign a document online

using Aadhaar authentication
(a) eSign (b) Docusign (c) Signnow (d) eSignly

90. Digital India was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on
with an objective of connecting rural areas with high-speed Internet
networks and improving digital literacy.
(a) 1 June 2016 (b) 1July 2017 (c) 1 June 2018 (d) 1July 2015
91. Which of the following doesn't belong to solidwaste?
(a) Waste water released by households (b) Industrial waste
(c) Biomedical waste (d) Electronic wastes
92. DVD and music players, TV, Telephones, computers, vacuum
cleaners and all the
other electrical stuff are categorized as
(a) Organic waste (b) Electronic Waste
(c) Radioactive Waste (d) Biomedical waste
HEALTH AND HYGIENE (26 MARKS)
93. The germs attack your teeth and form small holes
(a) Spots (b) Marks
known as
(c) Cavities
(d) Allof these
94. Heartbeat of a healthy and normal person is
per minute?
(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 72
(d) 105 10
95. When is World Hand Hygiene Day?
(a) 3rd May (b) 5th May (c) 27th June
(d) 29th December
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96. Which of the following is the main cause for transmission of the Hepatitis virus?
(a) The bite of a mosquito (b) Sharing drugneedles
(c) Drinking contaminated water (d) All of the above
97. Which organ is most affected by Covid-19?
(a) Heart (b) Lungs (c) Vocal cord (d) Intestine
98. Which of the following diseases is not caused by bacteria?
(a) Typhoid (b) Poliomyelitis (c) Tuberculosis (d) Allof the above
99. Which one of the following diseases is also known as "Salmonella enterica serotype
Typhi"?
(a) Malaria (b) Typhoid (c) Yellow fever (d) Diarrhea
100. Which vitamin is synthesized by the bacteria inthe intestine?
(a) Vitamin A (b)Vitamin K (c) Vitamin E (d) Vitamin D

101. The World Health Day is celebrated on

(a) 1st March (b) 7th April (c) 6th October (d) 10th December
102. Which one of the following is an unhealthy habit?
(a) Sharing food (b) Bathing twice a day
(c) Drinking boiled water (d) Eating without washingone's hand
103. Rabies is caused by the bite of

(a) Dog (b) Cat (c) Cow (d) Birds

104. Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease.

(a) AIDS (b) Dengue (c) Measles (d) All of the above

105. Most common nutritional deficiency disease observed in adolescent girls is

(a) Anemia (b) Scurvy (c) Pellagra (d) Beriberi

ADVENTURE (16 MARKS)

106. What are the celestial adventure activities?

(a) Sailing (b) Parasailing (c) Mountaineering (d) Trekking

107. Name any one institute offeringmountaineering course.

(a) HMI (b) IMA (c) RIMC (d) NDA

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108. VWhich city has facilities for para jumping?

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Agra
(a) Jalandhar (b) Hyderabad

109. The ropes used for rock Climbing is

Slide rope (d) Coir rope
(a) Dynamic rope (b) Normal rope (c)

110. Parasailing is also known as

(d) Variometer
(a) Parasail wing (b) Parascending (c) Glider

adventure activities?
111. What are the various land base
(c) Para gliding (d) Scuba diving
(a) Mountaineering (b) Sky diving

parasailing?
112. What is the basic equipment required for
(c) Gloves (d) Helper advance
(a) Hook (b) Harness

located?
113. Where is Himalayan mountaineering institute
(a) Ladakh (b) Jammu

(c) Darjeeling (d) Himachal pradesh

OBSTACLE TRG (06 MARKS)

114. is a wooden structure which has two beams at height of 3 ft and 5ft
respectively, both 18 ft long.
(a) Straight balance (b) High wall
(c) Double ditch (d) Gate vault

115. Name the obstacle exempted for girl cadets, in obstacle course.
(a) High Wall (b) Clear jump
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(c) Straight balance (d) Double ditch

116. Intensive training of obstacle training is given to cadets in the camps especially in
Camp. 12
(a) VayuSainik camp (b) ThalSainik camp
(c) NauSainik camp (d) SNIC
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BORDER & COASTAL AREAS (08 MARKS)

117. 0s used to lower the morale of the Human resource in an

organization by spreading false information
(a) Psychological war (b) Terrorism
(c) Cyber war (d) Sabotage
118. are well demarcated and mutually acceptable boundary between
two countries

(a) International Border (b) Line of Control

(c) Mac Mohan Line (d) Actual Ground Position Line
119. The Bhutan- India border is an international border which is
long.
(a) 799 Km (b) 696 Km (c) 699 Km (d) 896 Km

120. Name the military operation lead by the Indian Army to liberate the present day state
of Goa, Union Territory of Daman and Diu and the Anjediva islands from the
Portugese control
(a) Operation Meghdooth (b) Operation Vijay
(c) Operation Rhino (d) Operation Prakram

(TOTAL MARKS-110)
(EACH QUESTION CARRY 2.0 MARKS)

121. Which Command is Headquarters in Pune?

(a) Southern Command (b) Northern Command
(c) Central Command (d) South Western Command

122. Where is the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army) located?
(a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) New Delhi (d) Udhampur

123. Who serves as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy?

(a) Chief of Naval Staff (b) President of India

(c) Prime Minister (d) Defence Minister

which city?
124. The Army Training Command is located in
(c) Chandimandir (d) New Delhi
(a) Jaipur (b) Shimla
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125. The Indian Air Force is organised into hovw many commands?
(a) 5 (b) 6 4 (d) 7
(c)
126. Which city hosts the Headquarters of the Western Naval Command?
(a) Mumbai (b) Vishakhapatnam (c) Kochi (d) New Delhi

127. Repairs of vehicles in the Army is done by ?

(a) ASC (b) EME (c) Engineers (d) AOC
128. Who acts as the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs in lndia?

(a) Director General of Police (b) Chief of Army Staff

(d) Commissioner of Police
(c) Home Secretary
the highest military
129. In the face of the enemy during wartime, which award is
decoration in India?
(d) Padma Bhushan
(a) Param Vir Chakra (b) Maha Vir Chakra (c) Ashoka Chakra
130. The training of Commissioned Women Officer's is conducted at
(a) IMA Dehradun (b) OTA Chennai (c) NDA Kadakvasala (d) OTA Gaya

MAP READING (24 MARKS)

131. Which organization in India is responsible for preparing topographical maps for the
entire country?
(a) Geological Survey of India (b) National Remote Sensing Centre
(c) Survey of India (d) Indian Space Research Organisation
132. What is Cartography?
(a) The study of maps (b) The art of making maps
(c) The science of reading maps (d) The study of geographical features
133. Which lines are called latitude on agrid?
(a) Vertical lines (b) Longitude lines (c) Easting lines (d) Northing lines
134. Grid bearing is measured by ?
(a) Compass (b) GPS (c) Service Protector (d)Map
135. Atlas maps are ?
(a) Smal scale map
(b) Large scale map
(c) Meteorological MAP (d) Medium scale map
136. What is the purpose of a
Benchmark (BM) on a map?
(a) Record exact height for
future
(b) Indicate the slope of a hill reference
(c) Show the angle
formed by twO points
(d) Mark a point on a
map with exact height
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137. What is Dead Ground?

(a) Elevated region of
considerable extent (b) Ground surrounded by hills
(c) Ground not visible due to undulations or hills (d) A narrow ridge of high land

138. What is Magnetic Variation?

(a) The difference between Spot Heights and
Trigonometric Points
(b) The difference between True North and
Magnetic North
(c) The height recorded by a
Benchmark
(d) The angle formed by two points on the
map
139. What do Grid Lines on a map
represent?
(a) The slope of a hill
(b) The Magnetic Variation
(c) Lines running parallel to North and South or East and West
(d) Contours of a plateau
140. WVhat are the Cardinal Points?

(a) North, South, East, West, and Intermediate directions

(b) Major, Minor, and Intermediate directions
(c) North, South, East, and West
(d) North, South, ast, West, Major, and Minor directions
141. How are Contour lines generally represented on a map?
(a) In green (b) In blue (c) In brown (d) In red
142. What does GPS stand for?

(a)Global Pointing System (b) Ground Positioning System

(c) Global Positioning System (d) Geographic Positioning System

FIELD CRAFT AND BATTLE CRAFT (24 MARKS)

143. Which method uses 100 yards as the unit of measure for judging distance?
(a) Bracketing (b)Section Average (c) Unit of Measure (d) Key Range
144. What is Field Craft in military training?
(a) The art of using musical instruments
(b) The art of using the ground and the weapon to one's advantage
(c) The art of using paint for camouflage
(d) The art of using aerial reconnaissance
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145. Bracketing is the method of ?

(a) Field Craft (b) Battle Craft (c) Judging Distance (d) Field Signal
146. When is distance overestimated during the day?
(a) When looking uphill
(b) When the sun is shiningfrom behind the observer
(c) When the object is large in relation to its surroundings
(d) When lying down

147. Middle distance is from ?

(a) 300 - 500 yards (b) 300 400yards (c) 100 - 200 yards (d) 500- 600 yards

148. What is the recommended procedure for describing the ground?

(a) Start from the right to the left
(b) Divide it into foreground, middle distance, and background
(c) Only describe the general line of direction
(d) Provide boundaries without further description

149. What is the primary aim of infantry?

(a) To create camouflage (b) To provide cover and concealment
(c) To close in with the enemy anddestroy them (d) To use field signals effectively
150. In the Direction Method, what does "Slight Left/Right" represent in terms of degrees?
(a) Approximately 10 degrees (b) Approximately 22.5 degrees
(c) Approximately 45 degrees (d) Approximately 90 degrees
151. How many types of Section Formations?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) (d) 4

152. What is the catchword used to remember the sequence for giving fire control orders?
(a) FIRE (b) GRIT (c) SIGHT (d) TACTIC
153. What is the primary role of scouts in a section?
(a) To provide medical aid (b) To create camouflage
(c) To act as the eyes &ears of the section
(d) To engage in long-range firing
154. What is the purpose of field signals in the military?
(a) To confuse the enemy
(b) To atract atterntion during ceremonies
(c) To provide music for troops
(d) To convey messages and control
troops when voice control is not possible
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INTRO TOINFANTRYWEAPONS & EQPT (16 MARKS)

155. What is the primary emphasis in infantry tactics, as mentioned in the content?
(a) Aerial bombardment
(b) Naval engagement
(c) Fire and movement (d) Cyber warfare
156. Which of the following is a vulnerability of an infantry battalion in battle?
(a) Dependence on anti-aircraft support
(b) Vulnerability to enemy tanks, artillery, and smallarms
(c) Resistance to climatic conditions
(d) Independence from support weapons
157. What is anotable flexibility feature of the 30mm Automatic Grenade Launcher?
(a) Limited angle firing (b) Inability to mount on vehicles
(c) Crest clearance capability (d) Strictly high angle firing
158. What is the effective battle range of the 7.62mm Medium Machine Gun?
(a) 500m (b) 1200m (c) 1800m (d) 2100m

159. What is the effective range of the 5.56mm lINSAS Rifle?

(a) 300m (b) 400m (c) 500m (d) 600m

160. What is the weight of the 84mm Rocket Launcher with mount and telescopic sight?
(a) 10 kg (b) 16 kg (c) 20 kg (d) 25 kg
-161. What is the full form of MPI?

(a) Mean position of impact (b) Main Point of Impact

(c) Main position of impact (d) Mean point of impact
162. What is the weight of the 5.56mm INSAS Rifle with a loaded magazine?
(a) 3.6 kg (b) 3.69 kg (c) 4.0 kg (d) 4.5 kg

MILITARY HISTORY(20 MARKS)

163. What is Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's nickname?

(a) Sam Bahadur (b) Kipper (c) Arjan (d) Marshall
164. Where was Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa born?

(a) Kashmir (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala

165. How many Param Vir Chakras have been awarded till date?
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 30
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166. When was the Param Vir Chakra established?

(a) 15 August 1947 (b) 26 January 1950
(c) 18 November 1962 (d) 7 July 1999

167. What is the siqnificance of "Jai Mata Di" in the context of Capt. Vikram Batra's heroic act?
(a) Victory chant (b)Religious prayer (c) Mission code (d) Inspirational slogan
168. Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra the highest gallantry award of India?
(a) Maj Somnath Sharma (b) Naik Jadunath Singh
(c) Company Havildar Major Piru Singh (d) CaptGurbachan Singh Salaria
169. What was the codename for the Indian Army's operation to control the Siachen
Glacier in 1984?

(a) Operation Gibraltar (b) Operation Grand Slam

(c) Operation Meghdoot (d) Operation Vijay
170. Which battle during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 is considered the largest tank
battle in history after World War I1?
(a) Battle of Dograi (b) Battle of Asal Uttar
(c) Battle of Chavwinda (d) Battle of Longewala
171. Who was lIndia's First Chief of Defence Staff?

(a) General Bipin Rawat (b) General Manoj Mukund Naravane

(c) General SAM Manekshaw (d) General Manoj Pande
172. Which year did the Kargil Conflict take place?
(a) 1997 (b)1998 (c) 1999 (d) 2000

COMMUNICATION (06 MARKS)

173. What is the golden rule
emphasized for maintaining security in RT communication?
(a) Speak rapidly (b) Use jargon frequently
(c) Think before you speak (d)
Provide detailed information
174. The basic secure mean of
Communication in the Armv?
(a) Line Communication (b) Radio Communication
(c) Mobile Telephone (d) Wireless& data
175. What is acharacteristic of
walkie-talkies in military
communication
communication?
(a) Fixed stations only (b) Large size and
(c) One-way communication (d)
weight
Portable and two-way
communication