Correct Answer : Pune
PANEX-21 is a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise. It is to be held for the BIMSTEC countries. The exercise is to be held among the BIMSTEC countries: Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. The main aim of the exercise is to build regional cooperation in responding to natural disasters. It is to be conducted in Pune from December 20 to December 22.
Correct Answer : 11th edition
The 11th edition of Exercise EKUVERIN-21 between India and Maldives, held at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives. Ekuverin means “Friends” in the Dhivehi language. It is an Indo – Aryan language. It is spoken in India, Lakshadweep and Maldives. The exercise enhances synergy and inter-operability between the Armed Forces of both nations in terms of understanding transnational terrorism both on land and at sea, conducting Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations and sharing best military practices and experiences.
Correct Answer : Skyroot Aerospace
Hyderabad-based space technology startup Skyroot Aerospace test-fires India’s first privately built cryogenic rocket engine Dhawan-1, which will be used to power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle.
Correct Answer : Russia
Defence Ministry on November 23, 2021 approved a Rs 5,000 crore deal with Russia to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.
Correct Answer : surface-to-surface
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried successful test-firing of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 on October 27, 2021 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
Correct Answer : DRDO
The Union Minister of Defence Shri Rajnath Singh gave away the awards to the winners of ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ Contest of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi on October 04, 2021. 40 winners, which included 22 in Individual category and 18 in Startup category have been felicitated with the award.
Correct Answer : less than 30% of the last pay drawn
The ministry of defence on 29 September in a statement said the rules have been altered to make the dependents eligible for family pension for life, provided their total income from sources apart from the pension “remains less than the entitled family pension at an ordinary rate that is less than 30% of the last pay drawn by the deceased government servant/pensioner concerned plus the dearness relief admissible thereon”. The ministry added that, in such cases, the financial benefit will come into effect from February 8, 2021.
Correct Answer : Akash Prime
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried successful maiden test flight of a new version of the Akash Missile named ‘Akash Prime’ from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha on 27 September 2021.
Correct Answer : TATA
India on September 24, 2021 signed a contract worth Rs 20,000 crore with Airbus Defence and Space of Spain to procure 56 C-295 military transport aircraft. The project is the first of its kind as it will be the first time that a military aircraft will be wholly manufactured in India by a private company, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
Correct Answer : Pakistan
Pakistan has test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile named ‘Ghaznavi’ on August 12, 2021. This is a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’ which can strike targets up to 290 kilometres. The Ghaznavi missile has been tested in both day and night modes.
