How many challenges issued by the Indian Navy under iDEX have drawn more than 4,000 proposals from start-ups and MSMEs?
- A.129
- B.229
- C.329
- D.429
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Explanation
The correct answer is 229. The Raksha Mantri said that start-ups and micro, small and medium enterprises had submitted more than 4,000 proposals against 229 challenges issued by the Indian Navy under the Innovations for Defence Excellence scheme, which he treated as a measure of both the depth of Indian talent and the enthusiasm of entrepreneurs. The Chief of the Naval Staff added that Navy-specific challenges had risen from 20 at the launch of the platform in 2022 to this figure, which is about 35 per cent of all iDEX challenges across the defence sector. Options A, C and D are wrong because none of them matches the figure named in the seminar. The related numbers an aspirant should keep apart are the 41 Acceptance of Necessity cases worth over Rs 3,500 crore accorded so far and the 25 contracts worth over Rs 1,900 crore already signed.
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Practice Questions
Which Service organises the SWAVLAMBAN seminar, whose fifth edition was held in New Delhi in October 2026?
- A.The Indian Army
- B.The Indian Air Force
- C.The Indian Navy
- D.The Indian Coast Guard
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SWAVLAMBAN is the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar, and the Indian Navy organises it in collaboration with the Defence Innovation Organisation and the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers.
Read the full explanation →Which roadmap did the Raksha Mantri ask for, to identify technologies serving both civil and military requirements?
- A.Positive Indigenisation Roadmap
- B.Dual Technology Roadmap
- C.Joint Capability Roadmap
- D.Strategic Supply Chain Roadmap
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Speaking at the seminar, the Raksha Mantri said indigenisation needed a broader approach and asked for such a roadmap to identify and prioritise technologies that can serve civilian as well as military needs, including those required for civil and military shipping.
Read the full explanation →In which sea was INS Trishul on operational deployment when it made the port call?
- A.The Red Sea
- B.The Black Sea
- C.The Mediterranean Sea
- D.The Baltic Sea
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The ship's visit to the Italian port of Civitavecchia came during its continuing operational deployment to that sea, and the Passage Exercise with the Italian Naval Ship Carlo Margottini was held in the same waters shortly before the ship entered harbour.
Read the full explanation →With which Italian Navy ship did INS Trishul carry out a Passage Exercise?
- A.Carlo Margottini
- B.Giuseppe Garibaldi
- C.Andrea Doria
- D.Francesco Morosini
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The Indian Naval Ship Trishul conducted a Passage Exercise with this Italian Naval Ship just before it entered harbour at Civitavecchia.
Read the full explanation →INS Trishul arrived at the port of Civitavecchia in which country?
- A.Spain
- B.Italy
- C.Greece
- D.France
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Civitavecchia is an Italian port, and the Indian Naval Ship Trishul arrived there in the course of its ongoing operational deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.
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