*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 Air Force - Touch the Sky with Glory *Indian Navy - May the Lord of the Water be auspicious 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 Commander - in - Chief of the Indian Army Ans : Major Stringer Lawrence *The last British Commander - in- Chief of Indian Army Ans : Sir Roy Butcher *1st Indian to become Commander - in - Chief of Army Ans : K.M.Kariyappa/Cariappa *The Commander - in - Chief of Indian Army when India got independence 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 first and only military base outside Indian territory 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 Marshal of the Air Force Admiral of the fleet *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 first Indian to be granted a commission as an engineer officer Ans : Sub Lieutenant P.N. Mukherji in 1928 *First Commander - in - Chief of the Indian Navy Ans : Sir Edward Perry *First chief of naval staff after Independence Ans : Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall *First Indian to become the Chief of Naval 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 first and only Marshal of Indian Air Force 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 Chief of the Air Staff of Indian Air Force 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 woman to have conducted scientific research at the North Pole 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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