Defence GK Questions 2026

Muga silk comes from Antheraea assamensis, reared on Som and Soalu trees of the Brahmaputra valley, and Assam's muga carries a Geographical Indication tag.

The correct answer is B, Bombyx mori, the mulberry silkworm, the only fully domesticated insect of the silk group and the source of most of the world's raw silk.

Lieutenant General Neeraj Shukla, who holds that command, chaired the closing ceremony at Tezpur at the end of the three-week course taken by 24 journalists.

The course was made up of 24 journalists, who went through legs with the Navy, the Air Force and the Army before the programme closed at Tezpur.

The Defence Correspondents Course ended there once the participating journalists had completed the Navy, Air Force and Army legs of the programme, and the valedictory function was held at the same place.

Construction of the Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels is being carried out at these two yards at the same time, and the ships are both designed and built in India.

Ships of this class are named from India's rich heritage, and this vessel's name was chosen in that spirit.

The correct answer is Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, where Shreyas, carrying the yard number 3040, was launched.

The Ministry of Defence recalls that the Greek Minister of National Defence came to India in February 2026 and held talks with the Raksha Mantri, and it treats such high-level exchanges as evidence of a growing India-Greece partnership in the defence and strategic domains.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the India-Cyprus Strategic Partnership gained further momentum after the President of Cyprus travelled to India in May 2026, and the Defence Secretary's visit on 12 and 13 October 2026 is expected to underline the shared commitment of both sides to deepening and expanding the…

The announcement states that these two subjects will remain prominent themes in the discussions with both countries.

The Ministry of Defence has said that the Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, will undertake an official visit to these two countries from 12 to 15 October 2026, with the Cyprus leg falling on 12 and 13 October and Greece forming the second half of the tour.

While recalling his tenure as Governor of Jharkhand and speaking of the State's proud tradition of military service and sacrifice, the Vice-President paid tribute to this Param Vir Chakra awardee, and in the same breath recalled the tribal freedom fighters of the region, among them Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Tilka Manjhi…

Its services were set up at the mela along with displays of weapons and military equipment, disaster relief facilities, medical screening and blood donation camps, women's health awareness work, NCC activities and pension-related counters.

Sadaiv Aapke Saath translates as Always with You, and the Vice-President asked that it become a continuing national commitment rather than the slogan of one event.

The mela, named Sainya Sampark Mela - Sadaiv Aapke Saath, was held at Deoghar and was organised by the Indian Army together with the Deoghar district administration.

Air Force Station Jodhpur, in Rajasthan, was where the Defence Minister spoke to the aircrews and ground teams of the second edition of Tarang Shakti.

The air forces that brought aircraft to the exercise were those of Australia, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America — seven friendly foreign countries in all.

Tarang Shakti is an air exercise, and the second edition was hosted by the Indian Air Force from 26 September to 12 October 2026, with the Defence Minister addressing the participants at Air Force Station Jodhpur.

Kulasekarapattinam lies in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, on the southern coast, and is being developed as a spaceport for small satellite launch vehicles.