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2026Which of the following statements with regard to stealth technology is/are correct ?2026Which of the following statements with regard to drone swarms is/are correct ?2026“It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive…” and 2 more statements2026Which of the following items of defence hardware is/are manufactured in India ?2026Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?2026The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) recently introduced a national standard to test and assess bomb disposal system.…2025With reference to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): “All types of UAVs can do vertical landing.” and 2 more statements2025What is the common characteristic of the chemical substances generally known as CL-20, HMX and LLM-105, which are…2025With reference to India's defence: Aircraft type: Dornier-228, IL-76, C-17 Globemaster III2024How many of the above are considered fifth generation fighter aircraft ? (Rafael, MiG-29, Tejas MK-1)
Show all 222024Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of Indian Defence…2024What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs ?2024Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of…2023“Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled at subsonic speeds throughout their flights, while…” and 1 more statement2023With reference to Home Guards: “Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government.”…2022Which one of the following statements best reflects the idea behind the “Fractional Orbital Bombardment System” often…2020In India, the term "Public Key Infrastructure" is used in the context of2019“an electronic record that identifies the certifying authority issuing it” and 2 more statements2018What is “Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)”, sometimes seen in the news ?2018The terms ‘WannaCry, Petya and EternalBlue’ sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to2017In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security incidents ?2016Which one of the following is the best description of 'INS Astradharini', that was in the news recently?