HorthooZ – Kerala GK, PSC Questions & Onam Quiz

Question 1

Which naval exercise is conducted jointly by the navies of India, the United States, Japan, and Australia (Quad nations)?

A SIMBEX

B Konkan Exercise

C Malabar Exercise

D Varuna Exercise

Question 2

Which organization developed the 'Akash-NG' (New Generation) surface-to-air missile system?

A BHEL and Ordnance Factory

B ISRO and HAL

C DRDO and BEL

D Tata Advanced Systems

Question 3

Which organization operates India's ballistic missile tracking ship 'INS Dhruv'?

A Coast Guard alone

B DRDO alone

C National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) and Indian Navy

D ISRO alone

Question 4

Which naval ship class represents India's guided-missile stealth frigate project known as Project 17A?

A Shivalik-class frigates

B Kolkata-class destroyers

C Visakhapatnam-class destroyers

D Nilgiri-class frigates

Question 5

What does the 'iDEX' (Innovations for Defence Excellence) initiative aim to foster in India?

A Innovation and technology development in defense and aerospace by engaging startups, MSMEs, and individual innovators

B Training civilian pilots for commercial airline careers

C Importing heavy artillery weapons from Western nations

D Constructing luxury residential colonies for retired army generals

Question 6

What is the primary role of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in national security?

A To conduct offensive naval strikes on foreign ports

B To protect India's maritime interests and enforce maritime law in territorial and international waters

C To regulate international commercial shipping freight tariffs

D To construct deep-water civilian cruise terminals

Question 7

What is the name of India's medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by DRDO?

A Nishant

B Netra

C Tapas-BH 201 (Rustom-II)

D Ghatak

Question 8

What is the main objective of the 'Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)' in India?

A To regulate international arms exports to foreign nations

B To manage military cantonment land leases

C To streamline military procurements and promote domestic defense manufacturing under 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'

D To audit annual salaries of military personnel

Question 9

Which specialized agency under the Ministry of Defence handles procurement of military hardware and equipment?

A Department of Defence Production / Acquisition Wing (MoD)

B NITI Aayog

C Reserve Bank of India

D Securities and Exchange Board of India

Question 10

What is the name of India's long-range strategic surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile series?

A Agni Series

B Trishul Series

C Prithvi Series

D Akash Series

Question 11

Which supersonic cruise missile is jointly developed by India's BrahMos Aerospace and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya?

A BrahMos

B Akash-NG

C Shauryam

D Pralay

Question 12

Which organization manufactured India's advanced multi-role combat helicopter 'LCH Prachand'?

A Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

B Mahindra Defence Systems

C L&T Defence

D Tata Advanced Systems

Question 13

What is the primary operational role of India's HAL Tejas aircraft in the Indian Air Force?

A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for multi-role tactical air defense and ground support

B Airborne early warning radar relay only

C Heavy strategic intercontinental nuclear bombing

D Aerial refueling tanker support

Question 14

What is the primary function of India's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) class starting with INS Arihant?

A Coastal anti-smuggling patrol in shallow waters

B Strategic deterrence and secure second-strike nuclear capabilities

C Laying underwater fiber-optic internet cables

D Deep-sea commercial oil drilling exploration

Question 15

What is the primary mandate of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)?

A To launch offensive cyber attacks against foreign satellites

B To regulate domestic commercial e-commerce encryption

C To issue digital currency tokens for citizens

D To provide a comprehensive framework and ecosystem for law enforcement agencies to deal with cybercrimes effectively

Question 16

What is the name of the high-speed expandable aerial target system (HEAT) tested and produced by DRDO for weapon testing?

A LAKSHYA

B NISHANT

C ABHISHEK

D ABHYAS

Question 17

What is the primary operational objective of India's Defence Space Agency (DSA)?

A To launch commercial television broadcast satellites

B To integrate and command military space-based assets and counter space threats

C To explore deep space lunar water resources

D To map asteroid mineral mining reserves

Question 18

Which military exercise is conducted between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army?

A Exercise Mitra Shakti

B Exercise Surya Kiran

C Exercise Yudh Abhyas

D Exercise Shakti

Question 19

Which organization developed the lightweight battle tank 'Zorawar' for deployment in high-altitude mountain warfare like Ladakh?

A BEL and BEML

B ISRO and Tata

C DRDO and L&T

D Ordnance Factory Board

Question 20

What is the name of India's first 100% indigenous lightweight revolver manufactured in Kanpur?

A Vajra

B Trishul

C Prabal

D Bhishma

Question 21

Which annual bilateral military exercise is conducted between the Indian Army and the Mongolian Armed Forces?

A Exercise Nomadic Elephant

B Exercise Surya Kiran

C Exercise Yudh Abhyas

D Exercise Mitra Shakti

Question 22

What does the 'Agnipath Scheme' introduced in India pertain to?

A Construction of cross-border strategic mountain highways

B Establishment of nuclear power reactors across districts

C Provision of subsidized agricultural loans for farmers

D Short-term recruitment of youth (Agniveers) into the Indian Armed Forces

Question 23

What is the name of India's indigenous anti-radiation missile developed by DRDO to destroy enemy radars?

A Astra

B Helina

C Rudram-1

D Nag

Question 24

What is the primary role of India's Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)?

A To issue defense export licenses

B To regulate commercial telecommunication networks

C To coordinate and manage all intelligence resources and operations for the Indian Armed Forces

D To audit ministry financial expenditures

Question 25

What is the primary role of the Border Security Force (BSF) in India's national security framework?

A Managing deep-sea maritime fishing anti-piracy patrols

B Controlling metropolitan city traffic congestion

C Guarding India's international land borders during peacetime and preventing transnational crime

D Auditing central government tax collections

Question 26

Which naval ship class represents India's stealth guided-missile destroyers built under Project 15B?

A Kolkata-class destroyers

B Kamorta-class corvettes

C Visakhapatnam-class destroyers

D Shivalik-class frigates

Question 27

Which organization successfully flight-tested the 'Agni-P' (Agni Prime) new-generation advanced ballistic missile?

A HAL

B BEL

C ISRO

D DRDO

Question 28

What is the primary objective of India's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' policy in the defense sector?

A To eliminate the defense budget entirely

B To achieve self-reliance and reduce import dependency by boosting domestic defense manufacturing and R&D

C To outsource all border surveillance to international contractors

D To ban all private defense companies from manufacturing weapons

Question 29

Which organization manufactures the advanced 'Tejas' fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force?

A Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

B Bharat Electronics Limited

C DRDO

D Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

Question 30

What is the name of India's first indigenous aircraft carrier commissioned into the Indian Navy?

A INS Vikramaditya

B INS Vishal

C INS Vikrant

D INS Arihant

Question 31

Which air defense missile system is successfully developed indigenously by DRDO for the Indian Air Force and Army?

A Akash Missile System

B S-400 Triumf

C Patriot PAC-3

D Iron Dome

Question 32

What is the primary mission of India's strategic 'Project 75' submarine construction program?

A Building six advanced Scorpène-class diesel-electric attack submarines with foreign collaboration

B Developing intercontinental ballistic nuclear submarines

C Manufacturing coastal patrol hovercrafts

D Constructing aircraft carrier escort destroyers

Question 33

What is the name of India's ballistic missile defense (BMD) interceptor missile developed to destroy incoming hostile missiles?

A Helina

B Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) / Advanced Air Defence (AAD)

C Amogha

D Nag Missile

Question 34

Which organization designed and developed the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system for the Indian Army?

A HAL

B DRDO

C ISRO

D BHEL

Question 35

What is the primary operational objective of India's Strategic Forces Command (SFC)?

A To patrol civilian commercial sea transport routes

B To conduct weather forecasting for air force bases

C To manage and administer India's tactical and strategic nuclear arsenal as part of the nuclear command authority

D To regulate domestic military recruitment rallies

Question 36

Which military exercise is conducted between the Indian Army and the Royal Malaysian Army?

A Exercise Hand in Hand

B Exercise Harimau Shakti

C Exercise Mitra Shakti

D Nomadic Elephant

Question 37

What does the 'CDS' (Chief of Defence Staff) stand for in India's military command structure?

A The civilian cabinet secretary in charge of defense budgets

B The commander-in-chief of the Coast Guard

C The director-general of military intelligence satellites

D The principal military advisor to the Defence Minister and permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee

Question 38

Which organization developed the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) series?

A HAL

B ISRO

C BEL

D DRDO

Question 39

Which country is India's partner in the joint military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas'?

A France

B United States

C Russia

D United Kingdom

Question 40

What is the name of India's indigenous electronic warfare (EW) suite developed for fighter aircraft like the Tejas?

A Akash Radar

B Angad / Maya / Dhrushti (Advanced EW systems like 'Shakti' EW suite)

C BrahMos Tracker

D Pinaka EW

Question 41

What is the primary function of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?

A To collect military income taxes from personnel

B To design, develop, and lead cutting-edge R&D for advanced military technology and defense systems in India

C To manage national railway freight logistics

D To inspect commercial shipping cargo at seaports

Question 42

What is the primary objective of the 'NCC' (National Cadet Corps) in India's national security and youth development?

A To recruit active combat soldiers for frontline border wars directly

B To develop character, discipline, leadership, and a spirit of selfless service among the youth of the country

C To manufacture small arms and ammunition in public factories

D To patrol coastal commercial cargo ports

Question 43

What is the name of India's strategic air-to-air beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile developed indigenously?

A Astra Missile

B Shauryam

C Helina

D Pralay

Question 44

Which advanced torpedo developed by DRDO is designed for deployment from naval ships and submarines against hostile underwater targets?

A Shakti

B Pralay

C Astra

D Varunastra

Question 45

Which bilateral exercise is conducted between the Indian Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force?

A Exercise Nomadic Elephant

B Exercise Dharma Guardian

C Exercise Garuda

D Exercise Hand in Hand

Question 46

Which naval exercise is conducted biennially between the Indian Navy and the French Navy?

A Exercise Konkan

B Exercise Varuna

C Exercise Indra

D Exercise SIMBEX

Question 47

Which bilateral military exercise is conducted annually between the Indian Army and the French Army?

A Garuda Shakti

B Exercise Shakti

C Surya Kiran

D Yudh Abhyas

Question 48

Which supersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile developed by DRDO has a range of around 150–500 km?

A Pralay

B Amogha

C Nag

D Shauryam

Question 49

Which country is India's partner in the joint military exercise 'Surya Kiran'?

A Bangladesh

B Nepal

C Bhutan

D Sri Lanka

Question 50

Which bilateral naval exercise is conducted between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy?

A SIMBEX

B Konkan Exercise

C Indra Navy

D SLINEX