11. An e-office application called ‘e-karyalay’ has been launched by which Central Armed Police Force, which enables digital movement of files in offices, amid Covid-19 pandemic?
[A] Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
[B] Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
[C] Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
[D] Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
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Correct Answer: B [Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)]
Notes:
An e-office application called ‘e-karyalay’ has been launched by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to prevent coronavirus infection.
The e-office application enables digital movement of files in offices, which is similar to the physical and traditional file movement in CISF offices. The application has been developed by the in-house technical team and they have also created the data recovery site.
12. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy, to repatriate the Indian citizens stranded in other countries?
[A]
Samudra Setu
[B] Welcome Back
[C] Navy Setu
[D] Samudra Shakti
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Correct Answer: A [
Samudra Setu]
Notes:
Indian Navy has launched Operation named ‘Samudra Setu’, which means Sea Bridge in English, with an objective of repatriating Indian citizens who are stranded in other countries.
As a part of Phase-1 under the operation, Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Magar have departed to Malè in Maldives for evacuation of Indian citizens. The list of persons who are to be evacuated is prepared by the Indian Mission in Maldives. About a thousand nationals are to be transported back to India following social distancing norms.
13. ‘Flying Bullets’, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which armed force of India?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Air Force
[D] Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Air Force]
Notes:
The Indian Air Force is set to operationalize its squadron called the Number-18 – ‘Flying Bullets’ with a fleet of the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas.
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria will launch the squadron at the Sulur base near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. This is the second Indian Air Force squadron to operate with the modern light fighter aircraft Tejas, which is a fourth-generation supersonic aircraft developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
14. Which organisation bagged Rs 1,094 crore order from Defence Ministry to make 156 Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs)?
[A] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[B] Ordnance Factory Board
[C] Hindustan Aeronautical Limited
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited
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Correct Answer: B [Ordnance Factory Board]
Notes:
Ordnance Factory Board, which functions under the Ministry of Defence, recently bagged Rs 1,094 crore order from Defence Ministry to make 156 Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs).
The Infantry Combat Vehicles with upgraded features are to be developed for the use of Indian Army. As per the official statement, the ICVs will be manufactured by Ordnance Factory in Telangana. The vehicles, which will be highly mobile, will also be powered with high-powered engines.
15. Which ship builder delivered the Fast Patrol Vessel named ‘ICGS Kanaklata Barua’ for the Coast Guard?
[A] Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
[B] Cochin Shipyard
[C] Mazagon Dock Shipyard
[D] Goa Shipyard
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Correct Answer: A [Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]
Notes:
India’s leading shipbuilder, Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has recently delivered the Fast Patrol Vessel named ‘ICGS Kanaklata Barua’.
It is the fifth and final ship in the series of Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard. This is also the 105th vessel delivered by the GRSE shipyard, a state-owned defence enterprise. It had earlier delivered vessels named ICGS Priyadarshini, ICGS Annie Besant and ICGS Amrit Kaur in this series to the Coast Guard.
16. What is the name of the indigenous anti-torpedo decoy system, that has been induced by the Indian Navy?
[A] Maareech
[B] Raavan
[C] Abhimanyu
[D] Laxman
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Correct Answer: A [Maareech]
Notes:
The Indian Navy has recently inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system called ‘Maareech’, that has been designed and developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
The decoy system is capable of being fired from all frontline ships and it is capable of detecting and neutralizing incoming torpedo. As per the Navy, the prototype has successfully completed all evaluation trials. Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited, would undertake the production of this decoy system.
17. What is the name of the newly launched Offshore Patrol Vessel of Indian Coast Guard?
[A] ICGS Sastha
[B] ICGS Sarthak
[C] ICGS Rakshak
[D] ICGS Samastha
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Correct Answer: B [ICGS Sarthak]
Notes:
ICGS SARTHAK – the new Offshore Patrol Vessel of Indian Coast Guard has been launched. The vessel is indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited. It is the fourth vessel among the five series Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV).
The new vessel is set to be deployed for Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance, Coastal Security and other duties related to search and rescue operations.
18. The “Konkurs Missile Test Equipment” launched by the Defence Minister, has been developed by which organisation?
[A] DRDO
[B] Bharat Earth Movers Limited
[C] Bharat Dynamics Limited
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited
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Correct Answer: C [Bharat Dynamics Limited]
Notes:
The “Konkurs Missile Test Equipment” and “Konkurs Launcher Test Equipment” indigenously developed by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has been launched by the Defence Minister.
Launched as a part of the “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Week” celebrations, the two equipment have been designed by BDL to check the serviceability of Konkurs-M anti-tank guided missiles and Konkurs-M missile launchers. These products were earlier imported from Russia.
19. Which private space company’s rockets have been successfully test fired by the Indian Army?
[A] Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL)
[B] Relativity Space
[C] Moon Express
[D] Rocket Labs
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Correct Answer: A [Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL)]
Notes:
The rockets manufactured by Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL) have been successfully test fired by the Indian Army.
This is the first ever set of rockets fully manufactured by a private sector company, and is expected to reduce the single source dependency on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The Pinaka rockets were manufactured after a technology transfer agreement with the DRDO.
20. Which country plays host to the military exercise ‘Kavkaz 2020’, that was seen in news recently?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] Kazakhstan
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Notes:
Russia is to host a multilateral tri-services military exercise named ‘Kavkaz 2020’ from September 15 to September 27.
Recently, Ministry of Defence of India announced that India is not sending its contingent to the exercise due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and its resultant difficulties. China, Members of SCO, Turkey and Iran will be participating in the exercise.
