Topic:- FACTS AND INFORMATION ON INDIAN DEFENCE.
*The Supreme Commander of the Defence System in India
Ans : The President of India
*The administrative control of the defence forces lies in the hands of
Ans : Central Cabinet
(Ministry of Defence)
*The person who is responsible for all the matters related to defence services in India
Ans : The Defence Minister
*The first Defence Minister of India
Ans : Baldev Singh
*The first Malayalee to become the Defence Minister of India
Ans : V.K.Krishna Menon
*Ministry of Defence consists of 3 departments
1.Department of Defence
2.Department of Defence Production
3.Department of Defence Research and Development (DDRD)
*The new name of the Defence Ministry of India
Ans : Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence
*The agency made by Central Government to Integrated Army, Navy and Air force
Ans : Integrated Defence Staff
* First Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
Ans : Lieutenant General Pankaj Joshi (formed in November2001)
*Indian defence system consists of 3 Services viz,
Ans : Army, Navy and Air Force
*Headquarters of Army, Navy and Air Force is located at
Ans : New Delhi
*Indian Army - 'Service Before Self
*Indian Aviation based armed forces - Contact the Sky with Wonder
*Indian Naval force - May the Ruler of the Water be favorable unto us
*India Coast Guaid - We Protect
NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADMY
*The joint services acadermy of the Indian Armed forces
Ans : National Defence Academy (NDA)
*National Defence Academy was formed was formed in
Ans : 1954
*National Defence Academy is situated at
Ans : Khadakwasla (Pune)
*First tri-service Academy for defence in the world
Ans : National Defence Academy
*Motto of National Defence Academy
Ans : 'Service Before Self'
*National Defence College is at
Ans : New delhi
INDIAN ARMY
*The person known as the lather of Indian Army
Ans : Major Stringer Lawrence
*First Leader - in - Head of the Indian Armed force
Ans : Major Stringer Lawrence
*The last English Administrator - in-Head of Indian Armed force
Ans : Sir Roy Butcher
*1st Indian to become Commander - in - Chief of Army
Ans : K.M.Kariyappa/Cariappa
*The Administrator - in - Head of Indian Armed force when India got indepence
Ans : Robert Lockhart
*The person who took as Commander - in Chief of Indian Army from Sir Roy Butcher
Ans : K.M.Cariappa
*The person known as 'Kipper'
Ans : K.M.Cariappa
*The oldest form of Indian Army
Ans : Presidency Army
*The highest honorary rank in Indian Army
Ans : Field Marshal
*First Indian Army Officer promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in independent India
Ans : Sam Manekshaw (popularly known as Sam Bahadur)
*The second Indian Army officer to get the title Field Marshal
Ans : K.M.Cariappa
*The head of the Indian Army
Ans : Chief of Army staff
*The headquarters of Indian Army is located at
Ans : New Delhi
*In India, Army Day is observed on
Ans : January 15
*The largest Cantonment (Military Area) in Asia
Ans : Bathinda (Punjab)
*The person who established cantonment for the first time in India
Ans : Robert Clive (1765)
*The Second largest standing Army in the World
Ans : Indian Army
*The first largest standing Army in the World
Ans : People's Liberation Army (China)
*India's sole army installation outside Indian domain
Ans : Farkhor Air Base (Tajikistan)
*Farkhor Air Base is operated by
Ans : Indian Air force
(in collaboration with Tajikistan Air force)
*Motto of Indian Army
Ans : 'Service Before Self'
*The motto of the air Defence (branch of the Indian Army)
Ans : 'Win over the enemy in the sky'
*The oldest infantry regiment of Indian Army
Ans : Madras Regiment
*First woman Lieutenant General and Vice Admiral of Indian Army
Ans : Punita Arora
*The new theme song of the Indian Army Mera
Ans : Bharat Mahan
*First and the only tri service command in the country
Ans : Andaman Nicobar Command (2001)
*The youngest and 7th Command of Indian Army
Ans : South Western Command
*South Western Command was established on
Ans : April 15, 2005
*Number of Commands in Indian Army
Ans : 7
INDIAN ARMY COMMANDS
*Northern Command
Ans : Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir
*Southern Command
Ans : Pune, Maharashtra
*Eastern Command
Ans : Kolkata, West Bengal
*Western Command
Ans : Chandimandir, Haryana
*Central Command
Ans : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh South
*Western Command
Ans : Jaipur, Rajasthan
*Training Command
Ans : Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
*The oldest armoured regiment in the Indian Army
Ans : President's Bodyguards
*Which regiment has won the most number of Param Vir Chakra (India's highest medal for gallantry)
Ans : Grenadier's Regiment
*Which regiment is named after a region
Ans : Punjab Regiment
How many times the Military draft has been imposed in Independent India
Ans : Never
*The nickname of the Vickers Main Battle Tank operated by the Indian Armour in the 1970's and 1980
Ans : Vijayanta
EQUIVALENT RANK OF INDIAPL ARMED FORCES COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
ARMY AIR FORCE NAVY
*Field Marshal of the Aviation based armed forces Chief naval officer of the armada
*General Air Chief Marshal Admiral
*It.General Air Marshal Vice Admiral
*Major General Air Vice Marshal Rear Admiral
*Brigadier Air Commodore Commodore
*Colonel Group Captain Captain
*Lt. Colonel Wing Commander Commander
*Major Squadron Leader Lt.Commander
*Captain Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant
*Lieutenant Flying Officer Sub Lieutenant
*The network that connects all centres of Indian Army
Ans : AWAN (Army Wide Area Network- February 24, 2006)
*The First person who held the rank of Chief of Army Staff in Indian Army
Ans : General Maharaj Mahendra Singh
*The minimum enrollment age in the Army has been raised from 16 to
Ans : 17 1/2 years
Battle Year Defence Minister
Indo-Pak 1947 Baldev Singh
(First Kashmir War)
Indo - China 1962 V.K.KriShna Menon
Indo - Pak 1965 Y.B.Chavan
Indo - Pak 1971 Jagjeevan Ram
Kargil 1999 George Fernandez
INDIAN NAVY
*The 6th largest navy in the World
Ans : Indian Navy
*Indian Navy is headed by
Ans : Chief of the Naval Staff
*Motto of Indian Navy
Ans : 'Shano Varuna'
(Which means May the lord of the water be auspicious unto us)
THE THREE COMMANDS OF THE INDIAN NAVY
*Eastern Naval Command
Ans : visaKnapaincim
*Southern Naval Command
Ans : Kochi
*Western Naval Command
Ans : Mumbai
*The headquarters of Indian Navy is at
Ans : New Delhi
*In India, Navy day is observed on
Ans : December 4
*Indian Navy has 2 major Naval air bases at
Ans : Goa and Arkonam
*Three other naval air bases are at
Ans : Visakhapatnam, Port Blair and Car Nicobar
*Father of Indian Navy
Ans : Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj
*In 1934, the Royal Indian Marine was recognised into
Ans : Royal Indian Navy
*Former names of Indian Navy (before Independence)
Ans : Bombay Marine/Indian Navy Marine
*A special operation unit of the Indian Navy created for conducting special operations such as Amphibious Warfare, Counter terrorism, Direct Action, Special reconnaissance etc.
Ans : MARCOS (Maxine Commando Force)
*The biggest Naval base of Indian Navy is
Ans : INS Kadamba(Sea bird in Karnataka)
*Naval Aviation Museum is in
Ans : Vasco da Gama, Goa (October 12,1998)
*First major operation of Indian Navy
Ans : Operation Vijay (1961)
*First Submarine Museum of India was started at
Ans : Vishakapattanam
*Asia's largest Naval Academy
Ans : INS Zamorin (Ezhimala)
*The biggest Navy officer's training institute in Asia
Ans : Ezhimala Naval Academy
*Indian Naval Academy was established in
Ans : May 1969 (NAVAC)
*Ezhimala Naval Academy was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh on
Ans : January 8, 2009
*The motto of Ezhimala Naval Academy
Ans : 'Vidyayaa Amrutham Ashnuthe'
*INHS Navjivani is located in
Ans : Ezhimala Naval Academy
*First centre for research and development in defence ship building in India
Ans : NIRDESH (National Institute of Research and Development in Defence Ship building)
*NIRDESH is located at
Ans : Chaliyam Kozhikode
*The ship of Indian Navy known as Racing Rhyno
Ans : INS Brahmaputra
*A naval base in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ans : INS Jarawa
*Naval base of the Southern Naval Command located on Kavarathi island in the Lakshadweep
Ans : INS Dweeprakshak
*Naval base located on Wellington Island in Kochi
Ans : INS Venduruthy
*A Navy submarine base of the Eastern Naval Command located at Visakhapatnam
Ans : INS Virbahu
*The Submarine of Indian Navy that was exploded on August 14, 2013
Ans : INS Sindhurakshak
*INS Sindhurakshak was refurbished by
Ans : Russia
*The primary Indian to be conceded a commission as a designer officer
Ans : Sub Lieutenant P.N. Mukherji in 1928
*First Leader - in - Head of the Indian Naval force
Ans : Sir Edward Perry
*First chief of naval staff after Independence
Ans : Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall
*First Indian to end up the Head of Maritime Staff
Ans : Vice Admiral Ram das Kathari
*The first and only Chief of Naval Staff who was dismissed from service
Ans : Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
NAVAL TRAINING CENTRES
* INS Dronacharya - Kochi
* INS Garuda - Kochi
* INS Venduruthy - Kochi
* INS Shivaji - Lonavala,Maharashtra
* INS Angre - Mumbai
* INS Asvini - Mumbai
* INS Hamla - Mumbai
* INS Kunjali - Mumbai
* INS Circars - Visakhapatnam
* INS Satavahana - Visakhapatnam
* INS Chilka - Bhubaneswar
* INS Valsura - Jamnagar(Gujarat)
* INS Hansa - Goa
* INS Academy - Goa
*College of Naval Warfare - Mumbai
INS KOCHI- CA
*The second ship built by kolkata class destroyers for Indian Navy
Ans : INS Kochi
*INS Kochi was constructed by
Ans : Mazagon Dock Limited (Mumbai)
*The largest warship to be built in India
Ans : INS Kochi
*INS Kochi was commissioned by
Ans : Manohar Parikkar
INS VIRAAT
*INS Viraat was decommissioned in
Ans : 2016
*INS Viraat was commissioned in India in
Ans : 1987
*The oldest aircraft carrier of India
Ans : INS Viraat
INDIAN AIRFORCE
*Indian Air force is headed by
Ans : Chief of the Air Staff
*The motto of the Indian Air force
Ans : 'Touch the sky with glory'
*Headquarters of the Air Force
Ans : New Delhi
*Royal Indian Air Force was officially established on
Ans : October 8,1932
*Royal Indian Air Force was renamed as Indian Air Force on
Ans : January 26,1950
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMANDS IN INDIAN AIR FORCE : 7
*Western Command - New Delhi
*Eastern Command - Shillong
*Central Command - Allahabad
*Southern Command - Trivandrum South Western
*South Western Command - Gandhinagar
*Training Command - Bengaluru Maintenance
*Maintenance Command - Nagpur
*Southern Air Command was established on
Ans : July 19,1984
*Kerala comes under the Air Command of
Ans : Southern Command
*Headquarters of Southern Command
Ans : Belhaven Palace (Thiruvananthapuram)
*The headquarters of Southern Air Command was inaugurated by
Ans : Indira Gandhi
*The biggest Rank attainable in the Indian Air Force
Ans : Marshal of Indian Air force
*The sole Marshal of Indian Flying corps
Ans : Arjun Singh
AIR FORCE TRAINING CENTRES
* Navigation and Signals School
Ans : Hyderabad
* Air Force Academy
Ans : Hyderabad
* Air Force Administrative College
Ans : Coimbatore
* Helicopter Training School
Ans : Avadi
* College of Air Warfare
Ans : Secunderabad
* Air Force Technical College
Ans : Jalahalli
* Flying Instructors School
Ans : Tambaram
* Elementary Flying School
Ans : Bidar
* Institute of Aviation and Medicine
Ans : Bengaluru
* Paratroopers Training School
Ans : Agra
*The first Commander - in - Chief of the Indian Air Force
Ans : Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst
*First Indian Head of the Air Staff of Indian Aviation based armed forces
Ans : Air Marshal Subroto Mukharjee
*The first sports person and the first civilian without aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian air Force
Ans : Sachin Tendulkar
*Special Operation unit of Indian Air Force
Ans : Garud Command Force
*Garud is formerly known as
Ans : Tiger Force
*Garud Command force was established in
Ans : September 2009
*Indian Air force Museum is situated at
Ans : Palam Airforce Station (New Delhi)
*India's first Oversea Military base is located at
Ans : Farkhar near Dushanbe (Capital of Tajikistan)
*The biggest airfield in the World
Ans : Daulat Beg Oldi (Leh)
*An aeronautics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force
Ans : Surya Kiran
*Surya Kiran was formed in
Ans : 1996
*Head-quarters of Surya Kiran
Ans : Bidar AirForce Station (Karnataka)
*A helicopter display team formed by Indian Air Force
Ans : Sarang
*First Woman Air Marshal of Indian Air force
Ans : Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
**First Indian lady to have directed logical research at the North Shaft
Ans : Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
*The indigenous and most advanced light helicopter that India handedover to Nepal in 2014
Ans : Dhruv
IMPORTANT DAYS
*Army Day - January 15
*National Defence Day - March 3
*National Security Day - March 4
*National Technology Day - May 11
*Kargll Victory Day - July 26
*Air Force day - October 8
*Territorial Army Day - October 9
*Infantry Day - October 27
*NCCDay - November 24
*Armed Force Flag Day - December 7
*Navy Day - December 4
*Vijay Diwas - December 16
MAJOR MILITARY OPERATIONS
*Operation Polo (1948) - Incorporation of Hyderabad into Indian Union
*Operation Vijay (1961) - Liberation of Goa
*Operation Vijay (1999) - Kargil war
*Operation Pawan (1987) - Military Operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka
*Operation Viraat (1988) - Military Operations against the LTTE in Sri Lanka
*Operation Parakram (2001) - Against terrorist attack in Indian Parliament
*Operation Meghdoot (1984) - To capture the Siaphen Gfacier
*Operation Cocoon (2004) - To Capture Veerappan
*Operation Green Hunt (2009) - Paramilitary offensive against Naxalite
*Operation Castor - Tsunami operations in Maldives
*Operation Gambir - Tsunami operation in Indonesia
*Operation Madad - A disaster rescue operation in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu by Indian Navy
*Operation Rabat (2013) - Uttarakhand Floods Operations
*Operation Rabat(2015) - The operation of Indian Navy to rescue Indians in Yemen
*Operation All out - Operation against Boda Militants in Assam
*Operation Ganga Prahar - Operation in floods affected areas of Uttarakhand
MILITARY EXERCISES
COUNTRIES EXERCISE
*India - Magnolia - Nomadic Elephant
*India - Bangladesh - SAMPRITI
*India-Sri Lanka (Navy) - SLINEX
*India-Sri Lanka (Army) - Mithra Shakti
*India - Nepal (Army) - Surya Kiran XI
*India-China - Hand in Hand
*India - France (Navy) - Varuna
*India - France (Army) - Shakti 2016
*India - Singapore (Navy)- SIMBEX
*India - Japan-US(Navy)- Malabar 2016
*India - US (Army) - YudhAbhyas2016
*India - Russia (Army) - Indra 2016
*India - Kazakhstan (Amy) -PRKBALDOSIYK-16
*India - Thailand (Army) - Maitree
*India - Indonesia (Army) - Garudashakti-4
*India - Seychelles (Army) - LAMITYE 2016
*India - Japan(Coast Guard) - SahayogKaijin 2016
*India - UK (Airforce) - indra Dhanush
*Indian Air force - Iron Fist 2010
*NATO and its partners - Anaconda - 16
CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (PARA MILITARY FORCES)
*The world's second largest paramlility force
Ans : Indian Paramilitary Force
*World's largest paramilitary Force
Ans : People's Armed Police Force of China
*Central Armed Police Force (India) Comes under the authority of
Ans : Ministry of Home Affairs
*Number of Security forces come under central Armed police Forces
Ans : Six (CRPF,CISF,BSF,SSB,ITBP and Assam Rifles)
ASSAM RIFLES
*The oldest paramilitary force in India
Ans : Assam Rifles
*Assam Rifles was formed in
Ans : 1835
*The former name of Assam Rifles
Ans : Cachar Levy
*The new name Assam Rifles was adopted in
Ans : 1917
*Assam Rifles is otherwise known as
Ans : The Sentinels of the North - East
*The headquarters of the Assam Rifles is located at"
Ans : Shillong (Meghalaya)
*The motto of Assam Rifles
Ans : 'Friends of the hill people' & 'Sentinels of the North East'
*The main role and duty of Assam Rifles
Ans : Internal Security
*The size of Assam Rifies consists of
Ans : 46 Battalions
CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE
*The largest Central Armed Police Force in
Ans : CRPF
*CRPF was formed on
Ans : July 27,1939
*Motto of CRPF
Ans : Service and Loyalty
*First Central Armed Police Force to establish women battalion
Ans : CRPF
*World's first woman paramilitary battalion is
Ans : 88 Mahila Battalion of CRPF (1986)
*Headquarters of Mahila Battalion
Ans : New Delhi
*CRPF was formerly known as
Ans : Crown Representatives Police
*Now it is known as
Ans : CRPF (after Independence)
*A specialised agency of CRPF, mainly formed to protect environment
Ans : Green Force
*The paramilitary offensive against the naxalite rebels in India
Ans : "Operation Green Hunt"
*The specialised unit of CRPF to counter the Naxalite problem and jungle Warfare in India
Ans : CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action)
*The secondary governing body of CoBRA
Ans : Ministry of Home Affairs
*CoBRA was formed in
Ans : 2008
*Motto of CoBRA
Ans : Glory or Death
*Headquarters of CoBRA
Ans : New Delhi
*A specialised wing of the Indian CRPF with the motto of "Serving humanity with sensitive policing"
Ans : RAF - Rapid Action Force
*RAF was established in
Ans : 1991
*Headquarters of RAF
Ans : New Delhi
BORDER SECURITY FORCE (BSF)
*The border guarding force of the Government of India
Ans : BSF
*BSF was established on
Ans : December 1,1965
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
* Motto
Ans : Duty unto Death
*'To guard the land borders of the country during peace time except in the mountains' is the motto of
Ans : BSF
*The world's largest border security force
Ans : BSF
*Who is considered the founding father of BSF
Ans : K.F. Rustomji
*First Director General of BSF
Ans : K.F. Rustomji
*The Paramilitary Force that decided to recruit women officers in 2013
Ans : BSF
*BSF comes under
Ans : Ministry of Home Affairs
INDO - TIBETAN BORDER POLICE (ITBP)
*The Indo - Tibetan Border Police was formed on
Ans : October 24,1962
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : "Valour, Determination, Devotion to Duty"
*Mission
Ans : Patrolling riverine borders of Himalayan regions
*ITBP was formed after the Chinese Aggression in
Ans : 1962
*The Indo - Tibetan Border Police Academy was formed in
Ans : 1978
*The ITBP Academy is located at
Ans : Mussorie
*The water wing of ITBP was established on
Ans : August 30,2011
CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF)
*The largest Industrial Security Force in the World
Ans : CISF
*CISF was established on
Ans : March 10,1969
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : "Protection and Security"
*Mission
Ans : To provide security cover to industrial units
*CISF developed In Its present form on
Ans : June 15,1983
*CISF now provides security to
Ans : Nuclear Installations, Space establishments, Airports ,Seaports, Power Plants, Sensitive Government, Buildings, IT Parks etc.
*The Central Armed Police Force that guard the heritage monument TajMahal
Ans : CISF
*The special force of the states of Telaqngana and Andhra Pradesh ehich undertake high risk operations against Naxalite terrorists
Ans : GreyHounds
SASH ASTRA SEEMA BAL (SSB)
*Sashastra Seerha Bal was established as a special service bureau in
Ans : 1963
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : "Service, Security and Brotherhood"
*The main aim of the establishment of Sashastra Seema Bal
Ans : To guard the Indo - Nepal and Indo - Bhutan borders
*To promote sense of security among the people living in the border areas of India and also to prevent trans - bordr crimes, smuggling and other illegal activities is the mission of
Ans : Sashastra Seema Bal
*First woman chief of Sashastra Seema Bal
Ans : Archana Ramasundaram
COAST GUARD
*The maritime paramilitary force in India
Ans : Coast Guard
*Indian coast Guard was set up on
Ans : August 1,1978
*Coast Guard is the part of
Ans : Indian Armed Forces
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : Vayam Rakshamah (we protected)
*The protection of India's maritime interests and enforcement of maritime law with jurisdiction over the maritime zones of India is the aim of
Ans : Coast Guard
*National Coast Guard Day
Ans : February 1
*The Committee worked for the formation of Coast Guard in India
Ans : Rustamji Commitee
*First Coast Guard Academy in India is at
Ans : Azhikkal in Kannur
SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE(SSF)
*Paramilitary special force of India created on November 14,1962
Ans : November 14,1962
*Headquarters
Ans : Chakrata (Uttarakhand)
*Mission
Ans : Counter terrorism
*SFF is sometimes known as
Ans : Establishment 22
*It was formed during the time of
Ans : Chinese war
HOME GUARD
*The voluntary central Armed Police force that works as an Auxiliary to the Indian Police
Ans : Home Guard
*The Home Guard was set up in
Ans : 1946
*Mission - To help the Police Force
*Home Guard was re-organised in the year
Ans : 1962
*The State of India that does not exist Home Guards
Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
*Kerala Home Guard Act was passed in
Ans : 1960
NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD
*National Security Guard was formed in
Ans : 1984
*N.S.G is popularly known as
Ans : Black Cats
*Motto
Ans : Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha (Omnipresent Omnipotent Defense)
*Mission
Ans : Counter terrorism activities
*First Director General of NSG
Ans : R.T. Nagrani
*Headquarters of National Security Guard
Ans : New Delhi
*N.S.G has two wings
Ans : Special Action Group (SAG)
Special Ranger Group (SRG)
*Providing special security for WIPs in India is the main duty of
Ans : Special Rangers Group
SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP (SPG)
*The executive protection agency of the Central Government
Ans : Special Protection Group(SPG)
*The protection of the Prime Minister of India is the main responsibility of
Ans : SPG
*SPG was formed after the assassination of
Ans : Indira Gandhi
*S.P.G was established in
Ans : 1988
*Motto
Ans : Bravery, dedication, security
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*The Committe recommended for the formation of Special Protection Group
Ans : Birbal Nath Committee(1985)
RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE
*Motto
Ans : "Fame is everything" (Yasho Labhasva)
*The main aim of Railway Protection force is
Ans : Security to Indian Railways
TERRITORIAL ARMY
*The modem Territorial Army was formed in
Ans : 1949
*The modern Territorial Army was inaugurated by
Ans : C.Rajagopalachari
*The person who got Lt. Colonel title of Territorial Army for the contribution in the field of shooting
Ans : Abhinav Bindra
*The first cricketer who got the title of Lt.Colonel in Territorial Army
Ans : Kapil Dev
*2nd
Ans : M.S. Dhoni
*The first and the only personality from the film field who got the title of Lt. Colonel in Territorial Army
Ans : Mohanlal
*N.C.C was established on
Ans : July 15,1948
* Motto
Ans : Unity and Discipline
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
* The committee recommended for the formation of N.C.C
Ans : H.N. Kunzru (1946)
*The predecessor of NCC
Ans : University Corps (1917)
* To develop Character, Commandership, discipline, leadership, Secular outlook, spirit of adventure and ideals of selfless service amongst the youth of the country is the mission of
Ans : NCc
* first NCC unit in India was inaugurated by
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru
INVESTIGATION AGENCIES INTELLIGENCE BUREAU (IB)
*The oldest Intelligence Agency in the World
Ans : Intelligence Bureau
*Intelligence Bureau was set up in
Ans : 1887
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*The main internal Intelligence agency of India
Ans : IB
*IB was restructured into Central Intelligence Bureau in
Ans : 1947
*IB is working under the Ministry of
Ans : Home Affairs
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI)
*The foremost investigating police agency in India
Ans : CBI
*CBI was established in
Ans : April 1,1963
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : Industry, Impartiality, Integrity
*The first Director of CBI
Ans : D. P. Kohli
*The former name of CBI
Ans : Special Police Establishment (1941)
*CBI Academy is at
Ans : Ghaziabad (UP)
*India is represented in Interpol by
Ans : CBI
*Central Forensic Science Laboratory works under
Ans : CBI
*Central Forensic Science Laboratory was started in
Ans : 1968
*In Kerala, CBI office is working at
Ans : Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kochi
*The law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency fighting against economic crimes ip India
Ans : Enforcement Directorate
*ED was formed in
Ans : 1956
DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE (DRI)
*An Indian agency mainly working.for the eradication of Smuggling of drugs, counterfeit of Indian currency, foreign currency, gold, diamonds etc
Ans : DRI
*Headquarters of DRI
Ans : New Delhi
*DRI is functioning under
Ans : Central Board of Excise and Customs in the Ministry of Finance
*First Director General of DRI
Ans : M.C. Wagh
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Enforcement Directorate is working under
Ans : Department of Revenue and Ministry of Finance
*The two main Acts which come under the purview of ED:
Ans : FEMA Foreign Exchange Managment Act (1999)
PMLA -Prevention of Money Laundering Act (2002)
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING(RAW)
*The primary foreign Intelligence agency of India
Ans : RAW
*RAW was formed in
Ans : 1968
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Gathering foreign intelligence and counter terrorism is the primary function of
Ans : RAW
*First Director of RAW
Ans : R.N. Kao
*RAW is under the control of
Ans : Prime Minister
*The Malayalee who worked as the chief of RAW
Ans : Hormis Tharakan
*The Indian intelligence agency founded on the model of the spy agency named CIA of America
Ans : RAW
NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU (NCB)
*Narcotic Bureau was established on
Ans : March 17,1986
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*NCB is working under
Ans : Ministry of Home affairs
*Fighting the abuse of illegal substance and drug trafficking is the primary function of
Ans : NCB
*First chief of NCB
Ans : B.V. Kumar
NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (NIA)
*The primary function of NIA is
Ans : Counter terrorism
*The main reason for the formation of NIA is
Ans : 2008 Mumbai terror attack
*NIA came into effect from
Ans : 2009
*NIA day is observed on
Ans : January 19
*Headquarters of NIA in Kerala
Ans : Kochi
*First Director General of NIA
Ans : Radha Vi nod Raju
*Missile man of India
Ans : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
* Missile woman of India
Ans : Tessy Thomas
MISSILES
*The father of Indian Missile Technology
Ans : Dr. A.PJ. Abdul Kalam
*DRDO
Ans : Defence Research and Development Organisation
*DRDO was established in
Ans : 1958
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*First woman Director General of DRDO
Ans : J. Manjula
*Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) was established in
Ans : 1958
*First missile developed under the programme of DRDO
Ans : Prithvi
*A remote operated vehicle development by DRDO
Ans : Daksh
* India's Missile Launching pad is at
Ans : Chandipur
(Odisha at Wheeler Island)
*Wheeler Island is now named as
Ans : Abdul Kalam Island
*Unmanned vehicles developed by DRDO
Ans : Rustom and Nishant
AGNI SERIES
*Agni I - Medium range Ballistic Missile;range - 700 - 1250 km
*Agni II- Medium range Ballistic Missile; range - 2000 to 3000 km
*Agni Ill-Intermediate range Ballistic Missile range - 3500 - 5000 km Agni IV- Irrtermediate range Ballistic Missile;
range - 3000 - 4000 km Agni V - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; range - 5000 to 8000 km
*Agni VI- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; range - 8000 to 10,000 km
*Project Director of Agni V
Ans : Tessy Thomas
*The director of DRDO who led Agni V
Ans : V.K.Saraswath
*The supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ship, aircraft or land
Ans : Brahmos
Range - 300 to 500 km
Speed - Mach 2.5 to 2.8
*Brahmos is a joint venture of
Ans : Russia and India
*Brahmos is named after two rivers
Ans : The Brahmaputra of India Moskva of Russia
*The name 'Brahmos' was coined by
Ans : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
*The missile known as the missile of future
Ans : Astra
*India's surface to surface missile
Ans : Asthra
*Indigenously built fleet replenishment tanker of Indian Navy
Ans : Aditya
*High Speed Anti -Radiation missile
Ans : HARAM
*Short range surface - to air missile
Ans : Trishul
*India's first indigenously developed ship to ship missile
Ans : Dhanush
*laser Guided Bomb was developed by India in
Ans : 2010
First electronic war tactics developed by India
Ans : Samyukta
*The RADAR system developed by India
Ans : Rajendra
*The multi barrel rocket launcher of India
Ans : Pinaka
*The battle tanks which were bought by India from Russia
Ans : T-90 model tank Bhishma T-72 model tank Ajaya
*The manufacturer of heavy battlefield equipments, including Vijayantas and T-72 tanks
Ans : Heavy Vehicles Factory (Avadi)
*AVADI
Ans : Armoured Vehicles and; Ammunition Depot of India
*The Supreme Commander of the Defence System in India
Ans : The President of India
*The administrative control of the defence forces lies in the hands of
Ans : Central Cabinet
(Ministry of Defence)
*The person who is responsible for all the matters related to defence services in India
Ans : The Defence Minister
*The first Defence Minister of India
Ans : Baldev Singh
*The first Malayalee to become the Defence Minister of India
Ans : V.K.Krishna Menon
*Ministry of Defence consists of 3 departments
1.Department of Defence
2.Department of Defence Production
3.Department of Defence Research and Development (DDRD)
*The new name of the Defence Ministry of India
Ans : Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence
*The agency made by Central Government to Integrated Army, Navy and Air force
Ans : Integrated Defence Staff
* First Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
Ans : Lieutenant General Pankaj Joshi (formed in November2001)
*Indian defence system consists of 3 Services viz,
Ans : Army, Navy and Air Force
*Headquarters of Army, Navy and Air Force is located at
Ans : New Delhi
*Indian Army - 'Service Before Self
*Indian Aviation based armed forces - Contact the Sky with Wonder
*Indian Naval force - May the Ruler of the Water be favorable unto us
*India Coast Guaid - We Protect
NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADMY
*The joint services acadermy of the Indian Armed forces
Ans : National Defence Academy (NDA)
*National Defence Academy was formed was formed in
Ans : 1954
*National Defence Academy is situated at
Ans : Khadakwasla (Pune)
*First tri-service Academy for defence in the world
Ans : National Defence Academy
*Motto of National Defence Academy
Ans : 'Service Before Self'
*National Defence College is at
Ans : New delhi
INDIAN ARMY
*The person known as the lather of Indian Army
Ans : Major Stringer Lawrence
*First Leader - in - Head of the Indian Armed force
Ans : Major Stringer Lawrence
*The last English Administrator - in-Head of Indian Armed force
Ans : Sir Roy Butcher
*1st Indian to become Commander - in - Chief of Army
Ans : K.M.Kariyappa/Cariappa
*The Administrator - in - Head of Indian Armed force when India got indepence
Ans : Robert Lockhart
*The person who took as Commander - in Chief of Indian Army from Sir Roy Butcher
Ans : K.M.Cariappa
*The person known as 'Kipper'
Ans : K.M.Cariappa
*The oldest form of Indian Army
Ans : Presidency Army
*The highest honorary rank in Indian Army
Ans : Field Marshal
*First Indian Army Officer promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in independent India
Ans : Sam Manekshaw (popularly known as Sam Bahadur)
*The second Indian Army officer to get the title Field Marshal
Ans : K.M.Cariappa
*The head of the Indian Army
Ans : Chief of Army staff
*The headquarters of Indian Army is located at
Ans : New Delhi
*In India, Army Day is observed on
Ans : January 15
*The largest Cantonment (Military Area) in Asia
Ans : Bathinda (Punjab)
*The person who established cantonment for the first time in India
Ans : Robert Clive (1765)
*The Second largest standing Army in the World
Ans : Indian Army
*The first largest standing Army in the World
Ans : People's Liberation Army (China)
*India's sole army installation outside Indian domain
Ans : Farkhor Air Base (Tajikistan)
*Farkhor Air Base is operated by
Ans : Indian Air force
(in collaboration with Tajikistan Air force)
*Motto of Indian Army
Ans : 'Service Before Self'
*The motto of the air Defence (branch of the Indian Army)
Ans : 'Win over the enemy in the sky'
*The oldest infantry regiment of Indian Army
Ans : Madras Regiment
*First woman Lieutenant General and Vice Admiral of Indian Army
Ans : Punita Arora
*The new theme song of the Indian Army Mera
Ans : Bharat Mahan
*First and the only tri service command in the country
Ans : Andaman Nicobar Command (2001)
*The youngest and 7th Command of Indian Army
Ans : South Western Command
*South Western Command was established on
Ans : April 15, 2005
*Number of Commands in Indian Army
Ans : 7
INDIAN ARMY COMMANDS
*Northern Command
Ans : Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir
*Southern Command
Ans : Pune, Maharashtra
*Eastern Command
Ans : Kolkata, West Bengal
*Western Command
Ans : Chandimandir, Haryana
*Central Command
Ans : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh South
*Western Command
Ans : Jaipur, Rajasthan
*Training Command
Ans : Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
*The oldest armoured regiment in the Indian Army
Ans : President's Bodyguards
*Which regiment has won the most number of Param Vir Chakra (India's highest medal for gallantry)
Ans : Grenadier's Regiment
*Which regiment is named after a region
Ans : Punjab Regiment
How many times the Military draft has been imposed in Independent India
Ans : Never
*The nickname of the Vickers Main Battle Tank operated by the Indian Armour in the 1970's and 1980
Ans : Vijayanta
EQUIVALENT RANK OF INDIAPL ARMED FORCES COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
ARMY AIR FORCE NAVY
*Field Marshal of the Aviation based armed forces Chief naval officer of the armada
*General Air Chief Marshal Admiral
*It.General Air Marshal Vice Admiral
*Major General Air Vice Marshal Rear Admiral
*Brigadier Air Commodore Commodore
*Colonel Group Captain Captain
*Lt. Colonel Wing Commander Commander
*Major Squadron Leader Lt.Commander
*Captain Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant
*Lieutenant Flying Officer Sub Lieutenant
*The network that connects all centres of Indian Army
Ans : AWAN (Army Wide Area Network- February 24, 2006)
*The First person who held the rank of Chief of Army Staff in Indian Army
Ans : General Maharaj Mahendra Singh
*The minimum enrollment age in the Army has been raised from 16 to
Ans : 17 1/2 years
Battle Year Defence Minister
Indo-Pak 1947 Baldev Singh
(First Kashmir War)
Indo - China 1962 V.K.KriShna Menon
Indo - Pak 1965 Y.B.Chavan
Indo - Pak 1971 Jagjeevan Ram
Kargil 1999 George Fernandez
INDIAN NAVY
*The 6th largest navy in the World
Ans : Indian Navy
*Indian Navy is headed by
Ans : Chief of the Naval Staff
*Motto of Indian Navy
Ans : 'Shano Varuna'
(Which means May the lord of the water be auspicious unto us)
THE THREE COMMANDS OF THE INDIAN NAVY
*Eastern Naval Command
Ans : visaKnapaincim
*Southern Naval Command
Ans : Kochi
*Western Naval Command
Ans : Mumbai
*The headquarters of Indian Navy is at
Ans : New Delhi
*In India, Navy day is observed on
Ans : December 4
*Indian Navy has 2 major Naval air bases at
Ans : Goa and Arkonam
*Three other naval air bases are at
Ans : Visakhapatnam, Port Blair and Car Nicobar
*Father of Indian Navy
Ans : Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj
*In 1934, the Royal Indian Marine was recognised into
Ans : Royal Indian Navy
*Former names of Indian Navy (before Independence)
Ans : Bombay Marine/Indian Navy Marine
*A special operation unit of the Indian Navy created for conducting special operations such as Amphibious Warfare, Counter terrorism, Direct Action, Special reconnaissance etc.
Ans : MARCOS (Maxine Commando Force)
*The biggest Naval base of Indian Navy is
Ans : INS Kadamba(Sea bird in Karnataka)
*Naval Aviation Museum is in
Ans : Vasco da Gama, Goa (October 12,1998)
*First major operation of Indian Navy
Ans : Operation Vijay (1961)
*First Submarine Museum of India was started at
Ans : Vishakapattanam
*Asia's largest Naval Academy
Ans : INS Zamorin (Ezhimala)
*The biggest Navy officer's training institute in Asia
Ans : Ezhimala Naval Academy
*Indian Naval Academy was established in
Ans : May 1969 (NAVAC)
*Ezhimala Naval Academy was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh on
Ans : January 8, 2009
*The motto of Ezhimala Naval Academy
Ans : 'Vidyayaa Amrutham Ashnuthe'
*INHS Navjivani is located in
Ans : Ezhimala Naval Academy
*First centre for research and development in defence ship building in India
Ans : NIRDESH (National Institute of Research and Development in Defence Ship building)
*NIRDESH is located at
Ans : Chaliyam Kozhikode
*The ship of Indian Navy known as Racing Rhyno
Ans : INS Brahmaputra
*A naval base in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ans : INS Jarawa
*Naval base of the Southern Naval Command located on Kavarathi island in the Lakshadweep
Ans : INS Dweeprakshak
*Naval base located on Wellington Island in Kochi
Ans : INS Venduruthy
*A Navy submarine base of the Eastern Naval Command located at Visakhapatnam
Ans : INS Virbahu
*The Submarine of Indian Navy that was exploded on August 14, 2013
Ans : INS Sindhurakshak
*INS Sindhurakshak was refurbished by
Ans : Russia
*The primary Indian to be conceded a commission as a designer officer
Ans : Sub Lieutenant P.N. Mukherji in 1928
*First Leader - in - Head of the Indian Naval force
Ans : Sir Edward Perry
*First chief of naval staff after Independence
Ans : Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall
*First Indian to end up the Head of Maritime Staff
Ans : Vice Admiral Ram das Kathari
*The first and only Chief of Naval Staff who was dismissed from service
Ans : Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
NAVAL TRAINING CENTRES
* INS Dronacharya - Kochi
* INS Garuda - Kochi
* INS Venduruthy - Kochi
* INS Shivaji - Lonavala,Maharashtra
* INS Angre - Mumbai
* INS Asvini - Mumbai
* INS Hamla - Mumbai
* INS Kunjali - Mumbai
* INS Circars - Visakhapatnam
* INS Satavahana - Visakhapatnam
* INS Chilka - Bhubaneswar
* INS Valsura - Jamnagar(Gujarat)
* INS Hansa - Goa
* INS Academy - Goa
*College of Naval Warfare - Mumbai
INS KOCHI- CA
*The second ship built by kolkata class destroyers for Indian Navy
Ans : INS Kochi
*INS Kochi was constructed by
Ans : Mazagon Dock Limited (Mumbai)
*The largest warship to be built in India
Ans : INS Kochi
*INS Kochi was commissioned by
Ans : Manohar Parikkar
INS VIRAAT
*INS Viraat was decommissioned in
Ans : 2016
*INS Viraat was commissioned in India in
Ans : 1987
*The oldest aircraft carrier of India
Ans : INS Viraat
INDIAN AIRFORCE
*Indian Air force is headed by
Ans : Chief of the Air Staff
*The motto of the Indian Air force
Ans : 'Touch the sky with glory'
*Headquarters of the Air Force
Ans : New Delhi
*Royal Indian Air Force was officially established on
Ans : October 8,1932
*Royal Indian Air Force was renamed as Indian Air Force on
Ans : January 26,1950
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMANDS IN INDIAN AIR FORCE : 7
*Western Command - New Delhi
*Eastern Command - Shillong
*Central Command - Allahabad
*Southern Command - Trivandrum South Western
*South Western Command - Gandhinagar
*Training Command - Bengaluru Maintenance
*Maintenance Command - Nagpur
*Southern Air Command was established on
Ans : July 19,1984
*Kerala comes under the Air Command of
Ans : Southern Command
*Headquarters of Southern Command
Ans : Belhaven Palace (Thiruvananthapuram)
*The headquarters of Southern Air Command was inaugurated by
Ans : Indira Gandhi
*The biggest Rank attainable in the Indian Air Force
Ans : Marshal of Indian Air force
*The sole Marshal of Indian Flying corps
Ans : Arjun Singh
AIR FORCE TRAINING CENTRES
* Navigation and Signals School
Ans : Hyderabad
* Air Force Academy
Ans : Hyderabad
* Air Force Administrative College
Ans : Coimbatore
* Helicopter Training School
Ans : Avadi
* College of Air Warfare
Ans : Secunderabad
* Air Force Technical College
Ans : Jalahalli
* Flying Instructors School
Ans : Tambaram
* Elementary Flying School
Ans : Bidar
* Institute of Aviation and Medicine
Ans : Bengaluru
* Paratroopers Training School
Ans : Agra
*The first Commander - in - Chief of the Indian Air Force
Ans : Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst
*First Indian Head of the Air Staff of Indian Aviation based armed forces
Ans : Air Marshal Subroto Mukharjee
*The first sports person and the first civilian without aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian air Force
Ans : Sachin Tendulkar
*Special Operation unit of Indian Air Force
Ans : Garud Command Force
*Garud is formerly known as
Ans : Tiger Force
*Garud Command force was established in
Ans : September 2009
*Indian Air force Museum is situated at
Ans : Palam Airforce Station (New Delhi)
*India's first Oversea Military base is located at
Ans : Farkhar near Dushanbe (Capital of Tajikistan)
*The biggest airfield in the World
Ans : Daulat Beg Oldi (Leh)
*An aeronautics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force
Ans : Surya Kiran
*Surya Kiran was formed in
Ans : 1996
*Head-quarters of Surya Kiran
Ans : Bidar AirForce Station (Karnataka)
*A helicopter display team formed by Indian Air Force
Ans : Sarang
*First Woman Air Marshal of Indian Air force
Ans : Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
**First Indian lady to have directed logical research at the North Shaft
Ans : Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
*The indigenous and most advanced light helicopter that India handedover to Nepal in 2014
Ans : Dhruv
IMPORTANT DAYS
*Army Day - January 15
*National Defence Day - March 3
*National Security Day - March 4
*National Technology Day - May 11
*Kargll Victory Day - July 26
*Air Force day - October 8
*Territorial Army Day - October 9
*Infantry Day - October 27
*NCCDay - November 24
*Armed Force Flag Day - December 7
*Navy Day - December 4
*Vijay Diwas - December 16
MAJOR MILITARY OPERATIONS
*Operation Polo (1948) - Incorporation of Hyderabad into Indian Union
*Operation Vijay (1961) - Liberation of Goa
*Operation Vijay (1999) - Kargil war
*Operation Pawan (1987) - Military Operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka
*Operation Viraat (1988) - Military Operations against the LTTE in Sri Lanka
*Operation Parakram (2001) - Against terrorist attack in Indian Parliament
*Operation Meghdoot (1984) - To capture the Siaphen Gfacier
*Operation Cocoon (2004) - To Capture Veerappan
*Operation Green Hunt (2009) - Paramilitary offensive against Naxalite
*Operation Castor - Tsunami operations in Maldives
*Operation Gambir - Tsunami operation in Indonesia
*Operation Madad - A disaster rescue operation in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu by Indian Navy
*Operation Rabat (2013) - Uttarakhand Floods Operations
*Operation Rabat(2015) - The operation of Indian Navy to rescue Indians in Yemen
*Operation All out - Operation against Boda Militants in Assam
*Operation Ganga Prahar - Operation in floods affected areas of Uttarakhand
MILITARY EXERCISES
COUNTRIES EXERCISE
*India - Magnolia - Nomadic Elephant
*India - Bangladesh - SAMPRITI
*India-Sri Lanka (Navy) - SLINEX
*India-Sri Lanka (Army) - Mithra Shakti
*India - Nepal (Army) - Surya Kiran XI
*India-China - Hand in Hand
*India - France (Navy) - Varuna
*India - France (Army) - Shakti 2016
*India - Singapore (Navy)- SIMBEX
*India - Japan-US(Navy)- Malabar 2016
*India - US (Army) - YudhAbhyas2016
*India - Russia (Army) - Indra 2016
*India - Kazakhstan (Amy) -PRKBALDOSIYK-16
*India - Thailand (Army) - Maitree
*India - Indonesia (Army) - Garudashakti-4
*India - Seychelles (Army) - LAMITYE 2016
*India - Japan(Coast Guard) - SahayogKaijin 2016
*India - UK (Airforce) - indra Dhanush
*Indian Air force - Iron Fist 2010
*NATO and its partners - Anaconda - 16
CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (PARA MILITARY FORCES)
*The world's second largest paramlility force
Ans : Indian Paramilitary Force
*World's largest paramilitary Force
Ans : People's Armed Police Force of China
*Central Armed Police Force (India) Comes under the authority of
Ans : Ministry of Home Affairs
*Number of Security forces come under central Armed police Forces
Ans : Six (CRPF,CISF,BSF,SSB,ITBP and Assam Rifles)
ASSAM RIFLES
*The oldest paramilitary force in India
Ans : Assam Rifles
*Assam Rifles was formed in
Ans : 1835
*The former name of Assam Rifles
Ans : Cachar Levy
*The new name Assam Rifles was adopted in
Ans : 1917
*Assam Rifles is otherwise known as
Ans : The Sentinels of the North - East
*The headquarters of the Assam Rifles is located at"
Ans : Shillong (Meghalaya)
*The motto of Assam Rifles
Ans : 'Friends of the hill people' & 'Sentinels of the North East'
*The main role and duty of Assam Rifles
Ans : Internal Security
*The size of Assam Rifies consists of
Ans : 46 Battalions
CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE
*The largest Central Armed Police Force in
Ans : CRPF
*CRPF was formed on
Ans : July 27,1939
*Motto of CRPF
Ans : Service and Loyalty
*First Central Armed Police Force to establish women battalion
Ans : CRPF
*World's first woman paramilitary battalion is
Ans : 88 Mahila Battalion of CRPF (1986)
*Headquarters of Mahila Battalion
Ans : New Delhi
*CRPF was formerly known as
Ans : Crown Representatives Police
*Now it is known as
Ans : CRPF (after Independence)
*A specialised agency of CRPF, mainly formed to protect environment
Ans : Green Force
*The paramilitary offensive against the naxalite rebels in India
Ans : "Operation Green Hunt"
*The specialised unit of CRPF to counter the Naxalite problem and jungle Warfare in India
Ans : CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action)
*The secondary governing body of CoBRA
Ans : Ministry of Home Affairs
*CoBRA was formed in
Ans : 2008
*Motto of CoBRA
Ans : Glory or Death
*Headquarters of CoBRA
Ans : New Delhi
*A specialised wing of the Indian CRPF with the motto of "Serving humanity with sensitive policing"
Ans : RAF - Rapid Action Force
*RAF was established in
Ans : 1991
*Headquarters of RAF
Ans : New Delhi
BORDER SECURITY FORCE (BSF)
*The border guarding force of the Government of India
Ans : BSF
*BSF was established on
Ans : December 1,1965
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
* Motto
Ans : Duty unto Death
*'To guard the land borders of the country during peace time except in the mountains' is the motto of
Ans : BSF
*The world's largest border security force
Ans : BSF
*Who is considered the founding father of BSF
Ans : K.F. Rustomji
*First Director General of BSF
Ans : K.F. Rustomji
*The Paramilitary Force that decided to recruit women officers in 2013
Ans : BSF
*BSF comes under
Ans : Ministry of Home Affairs
INDO - TIBETAN BORDER POLICE (ITBP)
*The Indo - Tibetan Border Police was formed on
Ans : October 24,1962
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : "Valour, Determination, Devotion to Duty"
*Mission
Ans : Patrolling riverine borders of Himalayan regions
*ITBP was formed after the Chinese Aggression in
Ans : 1962
*The Indo - Tibetan Border Police Academy was formed in
Ans : 1978
*The ITBP Academy is located at
Ans : Mussorie
*The water wing of ITBP was established on
Ans : August 30,2011
CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF)
*The largest Industrial Security Force in the World
Ans : CISF
*CISF was established on
Ans : March 10,1969
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : "Protection and Security"
*Mission
Ans : To provide security cover to industrial units
*CISF developed In Its present form on
Ans : June 15,1983
*CISF now provides security to
Ans : Nuclear Installations, Space establishments, Airports ,Seaports, Power Plants, Sensitive Government, Buildings, IT Parks etc.
*The Central Armed Police Force that guard the heritage monument TajMahal
Ans : CISF
*The special force of the states of Telaqngana and Andhra Pradesh ehich undertake high risk operations against Naxalite terrorists
Ans : GreyHounds
SASH ASTRA SEEMA BAL (SSB)
*Sashastra Seerha Bal was established as a special service bureau in
Ans : 1963
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : "Service, Security and Brotherhood"
*The main aim of the establishment of Sashastra Seema Bal
Ans : To guard the Indo - Nepal and Indo - Bhutan borders
*To promote sense of security among the people living in the border areas of India and also to prevent trans - bordr crimes, smuggling and other illegal activities is the mission of
Ans : Sashastra Seema Bal
*First woman chief of Sashastra Seema Bal
Ans : Archana Ramasundaram
COAST GUARD
*The maritime paramilitary force in India
Ans : Coast Guard
*Indian coast Guard was set up on
Ans : August 1,1978
*Coast Guard is the part of
Ans : Indian Armed Forces
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : Vayam Rakshamah (we protected)
*The protection of India's maritime interests and enforcement of maritime law with jurisdiction over the maritime zones of India is the aim of
Ans : Coast Guard
*National Coast Guard Day
Ans : February 1
*The Committee worked for the formation of Coast Guard in India
Ans : Rustamji Commitee
*First Coast Guard Academy in India is at
Ans : Azhikkal in Kannur
SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE(SSF)
*Paramilitary special force of India created on November 14,1962
Ans : November 14,1962
*Headquarters
Ans : Chakrata (Uttarakhand)
*Mission
Ans : Counter terrorism
*SFF is sometimes known as
Ans : Establishment 22
*It was formed during the time of
Ans : Chinese war
HOME GUARD
*The voluntary central Armed Police force that works as an Auxiliary to the Indian Police
Ans : Home Guard
*The Home Guard was set up in
Ans : 1946
*Mission - To help the Police Force
*Home Guard was re-organised in the year
Ans : 1962
*The State of India that does not exist Home Guards
Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
*Kerala Home Guard Act was passed in
Ans : 1960
NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD
*National Security Guard was formed in
Ans : 1984
*N.S.G is popularly known as
Ans : Black Cats
*Motto
Ans : Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha (Omnipresent Omnipotent Defense)
*Mission
Ans : Counter terrorism activities
*First Director General of NSG
Ans : R.T. Nagrani
*Headquarters of National Security Guard
Ans : New Delhi
*N.S.G has two wings
Ans : Special Action Group (SAG)
Special Ranger Group (SRG)
*Providing special security for WIPs in India is the main duty of
Ans : Special Rangers Group
SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP (SPG)
*The executive protection agency of the Central Government
Ans : Special Protection Group(SPG)
*The protection of the Prime Minister of India is the main responsibility of
Ans : SPG
*SPG was formed after the assassination of
Ans : Indira Gandhi
*S.P.G was established in
Ans : 1988
*Motto
Ans : Bravery, dedication, security
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*The Committe recommended for the formation of Special Protection Group
Ans : Birbal Nath Committee(1985)
RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE
*Motto
Ans : "Fame is everything" (Yasho Labhasva)
*The main aim of Railway Protection force is
Ans : Security to Indian Railways
TERRITORIAL ARMY
*The modem Territorial Army was formed in
Ans : 1949
*The modern Territorial Army was inaugurated by
Ans : C.Rajagopalachari
*The person who got Lt. Colonel title of Territorial Army for the contribution in the field of shooting
Ans : Abhinav Bindra
*The first cricketer who got the title of Lt.Colonel in Territorial Army
Ans : Kapil Dev
*2nd
Ans : M.S. Dhoni
*The first and the only personality from the film field who got the title of Lt. Colonel in Territorial Army
Ans : Mohanlal
*N.C.C was established on
Ans : July 15,1948
* Motto
Ans : Unity and Discipline
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
* The committee recommended for the formation of N.C.C
Ans : H.N. Kunzru (1946)
*The predecessor of NCC
Ans : University Corps (1917)
* To develop Character, Commandership, discipline, leadership, Secular outlook, spirit of adventure and ideals of selfless service amongst the youth of the country is the mission of
Ans : NCc
* first NCC unit in India was inaugurated by
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru
INVESTIGATION AGENCIES INTELLIGENCE BUREAU (IB)
*The oldest Intelligence Agency in the World
Ans : Intelligence Bureau
*Intelligence Bureau was set up in
Ans : 1887
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*The main internal Intelligence agency of India
Ans : IB
*IB was restructured into Central Intelligence Bureau in
Ans : 1947
*IB is working under the Ministry of
Ans : Home Affairs
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI)
*The foremost investigating police agency in India
Ans : CBI
*CBI was established in
Ans : April 1,1963
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Motto
Ans : Industry, Impartiality, Integrity
*The first Director of CBI
Ans : D. P. Kohli
*The former name of CBI
Ans : Special Police Establishment (1941)
*CBI Academy is at
Ans : Ghaziabad (UP)
*India is represented in Interpol by
Ans : CBI
*Central Forensic Science Laboratory works under
Ans : CBI
*Central Forensic Science Laboratory was started in
Ans : 1968
*In Kerala, CBI office is working at
Ans : Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kochi
*The law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency fighting against economic crimes ip India
Ans : Enforcement Directorate
*ED was formed in
Ans : 1956
DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE (DRI)
*An Indian agency mainly working.for the eradication of Smuggling of drugs, counterfeit of Indian currency, foreign currency, gold, diamonds etc
Ans : DRI
*Headquarters of DRI
Ans : New Delhi
*DRI is functioning under
Ans : Central Board of Excise and Customs in the Ministry of Finance
*First Director General of DRI
Ans : M.C. Wagh
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Enforcement Directorate is working under
Ans : Department of Revenue and Ministry of Finance
*The two main Acts which come under the purview of ED:
Ans : FEMA Foreign Exchange Managment Act (1999)
PMLA -Prevention of Money Laundering Act (2002)
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING(RAW)
*The primary foreign Intelligence agency of India
Ans : RAW
*RAW was formed in
Ans : 1968
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Gathering foreign intelligence and counter terrorism is the primary function of
Ans : RAW
*First Director of RAW
Ans : R.N. Kao
*RAW is under the control of
Ans : Prime Minister
*The Malayalee who worked as the chief of RAW
Ans : Hormis Tharakan
*The Indian intelligence agency founded on the model of the spy agency named CIA of America
Ans : RAW
NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU (NCB)
*Narcotic Bureau was established on
Ans : March 17,1986
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*NCB is working under
Ans : Ministry of Home affairs
*Fighting the abuse of illegal substance and drug trafficking is the primary function of
Ans : NCB
*First chief of NCB
Ans : B.V. Kumar
NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (NIA)
*The primary function of NIA is
Ans : Counter terrorism
*The main reason for the formation of NIA is
Ans : 2008 Mumbai terror attack
*NIA came into effect from
Ans : 2009
*NIA day is observed on
Ans : January 19
*Headquarters of NIA in Kerala
Ans : Kochi
*First Director General of NIA
Ans : Radha Vi nod Raju
*Missile man of India
Ans : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
* Missile woman of India
Ans : Tessy Thomas
MISSILES
*The father of Indian Missile Technology
Ans : Dr. A.PJ. Abdul Kalam
*DRDO
Ans : Defence Research and Development Organisation
*DRDO was established in
Ans : 1958
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*First woman Director General of DRDO
Ans : J. Manjula
*Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) was established in
Ans : 1958
*First missile developed under the programme of DRDO
Ans : Prithvi
*A remote operated vehicle development by DRDO
Ans : Daksh
* India's Missile Launching pad is at
Ans : Chandipur
(Odisha at Wheeler Island)
*Wheeler Island is now named as
Ans : Abdul Kalam Island
*Unmanned vehicles developed by DRDO
Ans : Rustom and Nishant
AGNI SERIES
*Agni I - Medium range Ballistic Missile;range - 700 - 1250 km
*Agni II- Medium range Ballistic Missile; range - 2000 to 3000 km
*Agni Ill-Intermediate range Ballistic Missile range - 3500 - 5000 km Agni IV- Irrtermediate range Ballistic Missile;
range - 3000 - 4000 km Agni V - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; range - 5000 to 8000 km
*Agni VI- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; range - 8000 to 10,000 km
*Project Director of Agni V
Ans : Tessy Thomas
*The director of DRDO who led Agni V
Ans : V.K.Saraswath
*The supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ship, aircraft or land
Ans : Brahmos
Range - 300 to 500 km
Speed - Mach 2.5 to 2.8
*Brahmos is a joint venture of
Ans : Russia and India
*Brahmos is named after two rivers
Ans : The Brahmaputra of India Moskva of Russia
*The name 'Brahmos' was coined by
Ans : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
*The missile known as the missile of future
Ans : Astra
*India's surface to surface missile
Ans : Asthra
*Indigenously built fleet replenishment tanker of Indian Navy
Ans : Aditya
*High Speed Anti -Radiation missile
Ans : HARAM
*Short range surface - to air missile
Ans : Trishul
*India's first indigenously developed ship to ship missile
Ans : Dhanush
*laser Guided Bomb was developed by India in
Ans : 2010
First electronic war tactics developed by India
Ans : Samyukta
*The RADAR system developed by India
Ans : Rajendra
*The multi barrel rocket launcher of India
Ans : Pinaka
*The battle tanks which were bought by India from Russia
Ans : T-90 model tank Bhishma T-72 model tank Ajaya
*The manufacturer of heavy battlefield equipments, including Vijayantas and T-72 tanks
Ans : Heavy Vehicles Factory (Avadi)
*AVADI
Ans : Armoured Vehicles and; Ammunition Depot of India
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