Latest Defence General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Daulat Beg Oldie, a well-known airstrip for supply of provisions to the armed forces is located in

A)

Sikkim

B)

Ladakh

C)

Andaman Islands

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Ladakh

Daulat Beg Oldi (also Oldie, DBO) is a traditional campsite and current military base located in the midst of the Karakoram Range in northern Ladakh, India.

2 .

Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy became the first Indian to complete a solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in 2013. What was the name of the vessel used by him?

A)

INSV Mandovi

B)

INS Abhimanyu

C)

INS Abhay

D)

INSV Mhadei

Correct Answer : INSV Mhadei

3 .

What was the name given to the operation conducted by National Security Guard in 2008 against terrorist attack in Taj hotel, Mumbai?

A)

Operation Safed Sagar

B)

Operation Safed Sagar

C)

Operation Black Tornado

D)

Operation Black Thunder

Correct Answer : Operation Black Tornado

4 .

At which of the following places is the Headquarters of South Western Air Command located?

A)

Gandhinagar

B)

Vadodara

C)

Pune

D)

Jodhpur

Correct Answer : Gandhinagar

The SWAC moved to its current headquarters in Gandhinagar in May 1998, and incorporates the Indian airbases of Bhuj, Jaisalmer, Naliya, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Uttarlai/Barmer and Pune.

5 .

Which of the following is home base of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya?

A)

Visakhapatnam

B)

Cochin

C)

Jamnagar

D)

Karwar

Correct Answer : Karwar

India's largest warship aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya today reached its home base Karwar in Karnataka.

6 .

Which of the following corps deals with the supply of weaponry and ammunition to the Indian Army?

A)

Armoured Corps

B)

Army Ordnance Corps

C)

Army Supply Corps

D)

Corps of EME

Correct Answer : Army Ordnance Corps

The Army Ordnance Corps (abbreviated as AOC) is an active corps of the Indian Army and a major formation responsible for providing material and logistical support to the Indian Army during war and peace.

7 .

Indra series of exercises are jointly held biennially in the Indian Ocean by India and

A)

Russia

B)

France

C)

Singapore

D)

Israel

Correct Answer : Russia

8 .

Indian Navy conducted PASSEX exercise along with which country?

A)

France

B)

Japan

C)

Indonesia

D)

Sri Lanka

Correct Answer : Indonesia

The Indian and Indonesian Navies undertook a conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) Military exercise in the Arabian sea.

The exercise aims to enhance operational interoperability and overall cooperation between the two navies. Indian naval ship INS Talwar and Indonesian Navy’s multirole corvette KRI Bung Tomo participated in the exercise.

9 .

What is â€˜SAHAYAK-NGâ€™, which was seen in the news recently?

A)

Air droppable container

B)

Surface to Surface Missile

C)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

D)

Fighter jet

Correct Answer : Air droppable container

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the Indian Navy has conducted a successful trial of the SAHAYAK-NG. It is the country's first indigenously designed and developed air droppable container.

10 .

Defence Ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with which company, for supplying ten lakh hand grenades?

A)

Ordnance Factory Board

B)

Bharat Electronics Ltd

C)

Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd

D)

Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)

Correct Answer : Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)

The Defence ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with Economic Explosive Limited (EEL), for the supply of ten lakh hand grenades.

Earlier, similar products were either imported or made by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The new grenades called multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG), have been designed by the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory of DRDO.