Defence and Space: Forces, Missiles and ISRO Missions MCQs

Solved GK MCQs on India's armed forces, gallantry awards, missiles, defence academies, and ISRO's launch vehicles and missions, for SSC, CDS and state exams.

1. 1

   India's highest peacetime gallantry award is the:

   AKirti ChakraBParam Vir ChakraCAshoka ChakraDVir Chakra

   Correct answer: C. Ashoka Chakra

   The Ashoka Chakra is the highest award for bravery away from the battlefield; the Param Vir Chakra is the highest wartime award.

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2. 2

   Indian Army Day is observed every year on:

   A26 JanuaryB4 DecemberC8 OctoberD15 January

   Correct answer: D. 15 January

   It marks General K. M. Cariappa taking over as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief on 15 January 1949.

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3. 3

   Indian Navy Day, observed on 4 December, commemorates:

   Athe commissioning of INS VikrantBthe founding of the NavyCKargil victoryDOperation Trident in the 1971 war

   Correct answer: D. Operation Trident in the 1971 war

   On 4 December 1971 the Navy attacked Karachi harbour in Operation Trident.

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4. 4

   Indian Air Force Day is observed on:

   A15 JanuaryB26 JulyC8 OctoberD4 December

   Correct answer: C. 8 October

   The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932. 26 July is Kargil Vijay Diwas.

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5. 5

   The Supreme Commander of India's armed forces is the:

   APrime MinisterBPresidentCDefence MinisterDChief of Defence Staff

   Correct answer: B. President

   Article 53(2) vests the supreme command of the defence forces in the President.

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6. 6

   INS Vikrant, commissioned in 2022, is India's first:

   Astealth frigateBindigenously built aircraft carrierCnuclear submarineDhospital ship

   Correct answer: B. indigenously built aircraft carrier

   The aircraft carrier was built at Cochin Shipyard and commissioned on 2 September 2022.

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7. 7

   BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile, was developed jointly by India and:

   Athe United StatesBRussiaCIsraelDFrance

   Correct answer: B. Russia

   The name joins the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.

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8. 8

   Agni-series missiles are:

   Asurface-to-surface ballistic missilesBanti-tank missilesCair-to-air missilesDsurface-to-air missiles

   Correct answer: A. surface-to-surface ballistic missiles

   The Agni series are long-range ballistic missiles; Akash is a surface-to-air missile and Nag an anti-tank missile.

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9. 9

   The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was formed in:

   A1947B1958C1969D1983

   Correct answer: B. 1958

   DRDO was formed in 1958 and is headquartered in New Delhi. The guided missile programme began in 1983.

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10. 10

    The light combat aircraft Tejas was built by:

    ABoeingBISROCHindustan Aeronautics LimitedDBharat Electronics Limited

    Correct answer: C. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

    HAL builds Tejas, a light combat aircraft designed by DRDO's Aeronautical Development Agency.

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12. 11

    A General in the Army holds a rank equivalent to which rank in the Navy?

    ARear AdmiralBAdmiralCVice AdmiralDCommodore

    Correct answer: B. Admiral

    General (Army) = Admiral (Navy) = Air Chief Marshal (Air Force).

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13. 12

    The National Defence Academy (NDA) is located at:

    AKhadakwasla, PuneBDehradunCSecunderabadDChennai

    Correct answer: A. Khadakwasla, Pune

    The NDA trains cadets of all three services at Khadakwasla near Pune; the Indian Military Academy is at Dehradun.

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14. 13

    The Indian Army's operation during the Kargil conflict of 1999 was called:

    AOperation Blue StarBOperation ParakramCOperation VijayDOperation Meghdoot

    Correct answer: C. Operation Vijay

    Operation Vijay drove intruders out of the Kargil heights; Operation Meghdoot (1984) secured the Siachen Glacier.

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15. 14

    Which was India's first indigenous satellite launch vehicle, which put Rohini into orbit in 1980?

    AASLVBPSLVCGSLVDSLV-3

    Correct answer: D. SLV-3

    The SLV-3 project was led by Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

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16. 15

    In February 2017, a single PSLV mission placed a record number of satellites in orbit. How many?

    A54B83C104D143

    Correct answer: C. 104

    PSLV-C37 launched 104 satellites in one mission, a world record at the time.

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17. 16

    India's main spaceport, the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, is at:

    ABengaluru, KarnatakaBSriharikota, Andhra PradeshCBalasore, OdishaDThumba, Kerala

    Correct answer: B. Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

    Sriharikota is an island on the Andhra Pradesh coast; Thumba was the site of India's first sounding-rocket launch in 1963.

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18. 17

    Gaganyaan is ISRO's programme for:

    Aa Mars landerBa solar observatoryChuman spaceflightDa navigation system

    Correct answer: C. human spaceflight

    Gaganyaan aims to send Indian astronauts into low Earth orbit on an Indian rocket.

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19. 18

    Aditya-L1, launched in September 2023, is India's mission to study the:

    ASunBVenusCMarsDMoon

    Correct answer: A. Sun

    Aditya-L1 observes the Sun from the Lagrange point L1, about 1.5 million km from Earth.

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20. 19

    NavIC is India's:

    Aweather satelliteBfighter jetCspace telescopeDregional satellite navigation system

    Correct answer: D. regional satellite navigation system

    NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) provides positioning over India and the surrounding region.

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21. 20

    Who was the first woman of Indian origin to go into space?

    AKalpana ChawlaBSirisha BandlaCSunita WilliamsDTessy Thomas

    Correct answer: A. Kalpana Chawla

    Kalpana Chawla flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997. Tessy Thomas is known as India's "missile woman".

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