Latest Defence General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

DRDO has conducted the first-ever test firing of the Akash-NG missile successfully. What is the type of the missile?

A)

Air-to-Surface

B)

Surface-to-Air

C)

Surface-to-Surface

D)

Air-to-Air

Correct Answer : Surface-to-Air

Akash-NG is a new generation Surface-to-Air Missile meant for use by the Indian Air Force with an aim of intercepting high maneuvering aerial threats. ... The performance of the Command and Control system, onboard avionics and aerodynamic configuration of the missile was successfully validated during the trial.

2 .

Who has been appointed head of the US Defense Headquarters Pentagon?

A)

General Lloyd J Bacard

B)

General Lloyd J Joy

C)

General Lloyd J Omus

D)

General Lloyd J. Austin

Correct Answer : General Lloyd J. Austin

Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general has been confirmed by the Senate, making him the first Black defense secretary in U.S. history.

3 .

Air Force exercise 'Desert Knight ' between India and France is started in which city?

A)

Jodhpur

B)

Pokhran

C)

Bhubaneswar

D)

Ganganagar

Correct Answer : Jodhpur

The Indian Air Force (IAF) started the first major international war-games involving its Rafale fighter jets in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

4 .

Recently, ADE has celebrated it's which raising day?

A)

50

B)

60

C)

62

D)

68

Correct Answer : 62

ADE which celebrated its 62nd Raising Day recently has been given the mandate of developing variants of subsonic missiles and unmanned platforms.

5 .

The Cabinet has approved the export of which Missile System?

A)

Prithvi

B)

NAsm-SR

C)

BrahMos

D)

Akash

Correct Answer : Akash

The Cabinet has approved export of Akash Missile System. The facilitate Indian manufactures to participate in RFI/RFP issued by various countries.

6 .

Which of the following is India's first indigenously developed nuclear powered submarine?

A)

INS Trikand

B)

INS Arihant

C)

INS Vikrant

D)

INS Sindhurakshak

Correct Answer : INS Arihant

INS Arihant is India's first nuclear-powered submarine. The ship submersible ballistic, nuclear (SSBN) submarine was launched at the Indian Navy's dockyard in Visakhapatnam, which is the headquarters of India's Eastern Naval Command.

7 .

Who of the following is the only Chief of Air Staff to be given the rank of Marshal of the Indian Air Force?

A)

O.P. Mehra

B)

P.C. Lal

C)

Arjan Singh

D)

Subroto Mukherjee

Correct Answer : Arjan Singh

Marshal of the Air Force is ranked immediately above Air Chief Marshal. It is a ceremonial or wartime rank, having been awarded only once. Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC is the only Officer to have held this rank.

8 .

Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) imparts training to army officers of

A)

Nepal

B)

Maldives

C)

Bangladesh

D)

Bhutan

Correct Answer : Bhutan

The Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT), established since 1961-62, is a training mission of the Indian Army in Bhutan. IMTRAT is responsible for the training of the personnel of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) and the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan (RBG).

9 .

When did Eritrea-Ethiopia border war happen?

A)

1998-2000

B)

1999-2001

C)

2000-2002

D)

2001-2003

Correct Answer : 1998-2000

Eritrea got independence from Ethiopia in 1991. It fought a disastrous border war during 1998-2000 with Ethiopia. More than 80,000 people were killed in the war.

10 .

Al-Nagah is a joint military exercise conducted by India and

A)

Saudi Arabia

B)

Iran

C)

Oman

D)

Qatar

Correct Answer : Oman

Indo Oman Joint Exercise Al Nagah III 2019, a joint military exercise between Indian and Royal Army of Oman (RAO), commenced this morning at HQ Jabel Regiment, Nizwa, Oman with a brief but impressive opening ceremony that saw the unfurling of the national flags of both countries with Omani and Indian soldiers standing...