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The DRDO is building a new test range for its aeronautics missions for flight-testing sophisticated unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This new test range is in which state?

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  1. Solapur (Maharashtra)

  2. Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

  3. Chitradurga (Karnataka)

  4. Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Correct Option: C

'Arihant' is the name of ________________.

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  1. an infantry combat vehicle

  2. a ballistic missile

  3. an attack helicopter

  4. a nuclear powered submarine

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

INS Arihant is the first indigenously-built, nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines in India. It was launched on 26 July 2009, the victory day of Kargil War, by the former P.M. Dr Manmohan Singh.

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

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  1. India is the third largest importer of the defence equipments.

  2. India meets more than 50% of its requirement of the defence equipments through imports.

  3. Defence budget for 2015-16 accounts for less than 2% of the GDP.

  4. Certain financial powers are delegated to the Vice-Chief of Army Staff for capital acquisitions.

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Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements:
1. NP1 is the naval prototype (NP-1) of India's Light Combat Aircraft.
2. The only naval aircraft in the light weight category in the world with aircraft carrier operational capabilities.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

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  1. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is the youngest and smallest of defence shipyards.

  2. Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL) is a leading defence shipyard involved in the construction of frontline warships and submarines for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard.

  3. Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has so far built 1000 ships for Indian Navy.

  4. BEML Limited was established in 1984 and it is a Miniratna company.

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Correct Option: C

In Mumbai, terror attacks on 26 November 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists?

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  1. Operation Vijay

  2. Operation Shakti

  3. Operation Cactus

  4. Operation Black Tornado

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements:
1. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is a Navratna PSU Company established at Bengaluru in the year 1954.
2. BEL ranks 62nd among top 100 companies worldwide in defence revenues, as published by Defence News, USA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements:
1. AURA (Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft) is an Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) for the Indian Air Force.
2. It is designed and developed jointly by ADE and Defense Electronic Application Laboratory. Which of the above statements is/are true?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Cryogenic Engine is used in ___________.

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  1. Boeing aircraft

  2. High speed rail engines

  3. Space shuttle

  4. Nuclear testing

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Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements.
1. Arihant is the lead ship of India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered submarines.
2. The vessel was built under the Project 51.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A