Defence GK MCQs with Answers Set 3

Defence GK MCQ

Question 1. Missile ‘Brahmos’ was developed jointly by_________.

(A) India and Great Brit

(B) India and Israel

(C) India and Russia

(D) India and USA

View Answer
(C) India and Russia

Question 2. Modern technology like Brahmos Supersonic missile by India is jointly developed by ________

(A) Japan

(B) France

(C) Russia

(D) The United States of America

View Answer
(C) Russia

Question 3. Brahmos is_________.

(A) A submarine

(B) A missile

(C) A computer virus

(D) An aircraft

View Answer
(B) A missile

Question 4. Which one of the following statements about Brahmos is not correct?

(A) Its flight range is 400 km

(B) It was successfully test fired from Bay of Bengal 22 March, 2010

(C) It has been built in India in collaboration with Russia

(D) It is a supersonic cruise missile

View Answer
(A) Its flight range is 400 km

Question 5. In March 2009, the ‘Brahmos Missile’ was tested at _________.

(A) Sriharikota

(B) Cape Canaveral

(C) Chandipur

(D) Pokharan

View Answer
(D) Pokharan

Question 6. The name of unmanned aircraft developed by Defence Research Organization (D.R.D.O.) is___________.

(A) Shukoi

(B) Lakshya

(C) Shalki

(D) INS Virat

View Answer
(B) Lakshya

Question 7. Which one of the following statements is true about Technology device called ‘NETRA’?

(A) t is a device which permits a blind man to read

(B) It is an unmanned aerial vehicle which can travel up to 300 metres high

(C) It is a device which allows the army to undertake a right reconnaissance

(D) None of the above

View Answer
(B) It is an unmanned aerial vehicle which can travel up to 300 metres high

Question 8. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to the F-18 Super Hornet? 

(A) It is built with the help of HAL Boeing Company

(B) Worldwide eight countries are using it in Air Force

(C) It can be used during both night and day

(D) It is fighter plane, which is built by U.S. aerospace company

View Answer
(D) It is fighter plane, which is built by U.S. aerospace company

Question 9. ‘Operation Shakti-98’ is the name_________.

(A) Given to military action against

(B) Given to the pro-active programme of the Union Home Minister to contain terrorism in J&K

(C) Given to air exercises carried out by Indian Air Force SU30 planes

(D) Given to the nuclear test carried out a Pokharan in 1998 terrorists in Tripura

View Answer
(D) Given to the nuclear test carried out a Pokharan in 1998 terrorists in Tripura

Question 10. What is SLINEX II?

(A) A most Modern Army Tank

(B) A battleship indigenously built in India

(C) Joint Naval Exercise Conducted by India and Sri Lanka

(D) An atomic submarine

View Answer
(C) Joint Naval Exercise Conducted by India and Sri Lanka

Question 11. What is ‘New START’ treaty?

(A) It is a multilateral co-operation treaty among the BRICS countries for the promotion of trade

(B) It is a treaty between the Russian Federation and the European Union for the energy security co-operation

(C) It is a multilateral energy security co-operation treaty among the members of the East Asia Summit

(D) It is a bilateral strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty between the USA and the Russian Federation

View Answer
(D) It is a bilateral strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty between the USA and the Russian Federation

Question 12. What is Friendship-2016?

(A) The Joint military exercise by the soldiers of India and Kajhakhastan

(B) The Joint military exercise by the soldiers of India and Afghanistan

(C) The Joint military exercise by the soldiers of America and India

(D) The Joint military exercise by the soliders of Russia and Pakistan

View Answer
(D) The Joint military exercise by the soliders of Russia and Pakistan

Question 13. ‘Operation Pawan’ is connected with _________.

(A) Operation of IPKF in Jaffna of Sri Lanka

(B) Cleansing environmental pollutions in Indian cities

(C) Creating more air services in India

(D) Establishing peace in Punjab

View Answer
(A) Operation of IPKF in Jaffna of Sri Lanka

Question 14. Which one of the following countries joined India and USA in the Malabar naval exercise held in July 2017? 

(A) Philippines

(B) France

(C) South Korea

(D) Japan

View Answer
(D) Japan 

Question 15. The 2016 joint military exercise ‘Maitree’ has been conducted between India and which of the following countries?

(A) Maldives

(B) Malaysia

(C) Thailand

(D) Indonesia

View Answer
(C) Thailand

Question 16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

 List-I  List-II
(a) Prithvi1. Multi-barrel rocket launcher
(b) Trishul2. A remotely operated battlefield inspection vehicle
(c) Pinaka3. Surface-to-surface missile
(d) Nishant4. Surface to air missile

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)1234
(B)3412
(C)3421
(D)2341
View Answer
(B) 3 4 1 2

Question 17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

 List-I  List-II
(a) Trishul1. Anti-tank missile 
(b) Prithvi2. Intermediate range ballistic system
(c) Agni3. Short range surface to air missile 
(d) NAG4. Surface-to-surface missile

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)1234
(B)4321
(C)3421
(D)2143
View Answer
(C) 3 4 2 1

Question 18. Consider the following statements.

  1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a fullfledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.
  2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(D) Only 1

Question 19. Consider the following statements.

  1. In November 2006, DRDO successfully conducted the interception test using a Prithvi-II missile.
  2. Prithvi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and can be deployed to guard the metros against air attacks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(C) Only 2

Question 20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

 List-I  List-II
(a) Arihant1. American Cryogenic Rocket
(b) Awacs2. Anti-tank missile
(c) Atlas Centaur3. Israel developed Falcon for Air Force
(d) Nag4. Atomic submarine

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)4321
(B)4312
(C)3412
(D)3421
View Answer
(A) 4 3 2 1

Question 21. With reference to the Agni-IV Missile, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. It is a surface-to-surface missile.
  2. It is fueled by liquid propellant only.
  3. it can deliver one-tonne nuclear warheads about 7500 km away.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 1 and 3

(C) Only 2 and 3

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(D) Only 1 

Question 22. In the context of Indian defence, consider the following statements.

  1. The Shaurya missile flies with a speed of more than 8 Mach.
  2. The range of Shaurya missiles is more than 1600 km.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(A) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 23. Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS).

  1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
  2. IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.

Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(C) Only 2