Latest Defence General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

ABM stands for ____

A)

Anti Base Machine

B)

Anti Body Mechanics

C)

Anti Ballistic Missile

D)

Anti Belligerent Mine

Correct Answer : Anti Ballistic Missile

2 .

The land-attack version of which missile was test-fired in the Andaman and Nicobar?

A)

Agni- III

B)

Prithvi- III

C)

BrahMos

D)

Dhanush

Correct Answer : BrahMos

India had tested a land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The range of the new version of the missile has been extended to 400 km from the original 290 km. The Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy will carry out separate test-firing of the new version of the air-launched and naval versions of the missile.

3 .

Which Defence related organization has designed and manufactured 40 mm UBGL Ammunition?

A)

Ammunition Factory Khadki

B)

Bharat Electronics Limited

C)

Ordnance Factory Board

D)

Defence Research Development Organization

Correct Answer : Ammunition Factory Khadki

The Ammunition Factory Khadki, Pune, has designed and manufactured 40 mm UBGL (Under Barrel Grenade Launcher) Ammunition, by using components procured from Indian Industries.

4 .

Which company has manufactured and delivered the booster segment for Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle?

A)

Tata Projects

B)

Larsen & Toubro

C)

Godrej Aerospace

D)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Correct Answer : Larsen & Toubro

The construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has manufactured and delivered the booster segment for Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle to ISRO.

The delivered component is the middle segment of the rocket booster named as S-200. The component has been manufactured at the company’s Powai Aerospace Manufacturing Facility and has been delivered to ISRO ahead of its schedule.

5 .

What is the name of the longest serving warship of Indian Navy, that is to be dismantled?

A)

INS Vikrant

B)

INS Vishal

C)

INS Viraat

D)

INS Vikram

Correct Answer : INS Viraat

Indian Navy’s longest serving warship, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Viraat, that was earlier decommissioned and laid at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai, is to be dismantled at Alang yard, Gujarat.

INS Viraat is a 27,800-tonne Centaur class aircraft carrier. It had originally served in the British Navy for 25 years till 1984. It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the year 1987 and was operating Harrier fighter jets.

6 .

What is the proposed target of Defence and Aerospace exports by the year 2025, as per the Draft DPEPP 2020?

A)

USD 2 billion

B)

USD 3 billion

C)

USD 4 billion

D)

USD 5 billion

Correct Answer : USD 5 billion

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled the draft 'Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020' for public feedback. As per the policy, the aim is to achieve Defence and Aerospace exports of USD 5 billion by the year 2025.

7 .

Which Indian city is the venue of the Global Air show â€˜Aero Indiaâ€™?

A)

Vishakhapatnam

B)

Bengaluru

C)

Cochin

D)

Chennai

Correct Answer : Bengaluru

The 13th edition of Aero India, the Global Air show ‘Aero India’ is being organised at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.

The exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Exhibition Organisation. This show enables the manufacturers and service providers from the Indian aviation industry meet potential buyers.

8 .

Ministry of Defence has signed a agreement with which organization for supply of 4900 MILAN 2T ATGMs?

A)

BDL

B)

HAL

C)

BEML

D)

ISRO

Correct Answer : BDL

Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for supply of 4,960 MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) to Indian Army at a cost of Rs 1,188 crore.

9 .

In May 2019, India delivered a pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters to which country?

A)

Sri Lanka

B)

Nepal

C)

Bangladesh

D)

Afghanistan

Correct Answer : Afghanistan

India in May 2019 delivered the first pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters to the Afghan Air Force to help bolster the war-torn country's capability in counter insurgency and fight against terrorism.

10 .

The DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a multinational military exercise being held under the leadership of the US Army with which organizational group?

A)

G-20

B)

OPEC

C)

NATO

D)

European Union

Correct Answer : NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched joint military exercises “DEFENDER-Europe 21” in Albania with thousands of military forces from the United States and other countries in the first such large-scale drills since World War II in the Western Balkans.