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What level did India's defence production reach in FY 2025-26, as stated at the dialogue?

  1. A.About Rs 1.27 lakh crore
  2. B.About Rs 1.78 lakh crore
  3. C.About Rs 2.45 lakh crore
  4. D.About Rs 95,000 crore

Correct answer

B. About Rs 1.78 lakh crore

Explanation

The correct answer is about Rs 1.78 lakh crore. The Defence Minister said defence production reached this record level in FY 2025-26, which he attributed to reforms across policy, institutional structures, technology development, acquisition procedures and ease of doing business. In the same address he put defence exports at Rs 38,424 crore, with Indian products reaching more than 80 countries. Option A is wrong because it understates the figure and belongs to no announcement made here. Option C is wrong because that level has not been reached; the production target of Rs 3 lakh crore is set for 2029, not for the year just reported. Option D is wrong because it is far below the record stated and is closer in size to the export figure than to production. Candidates should keep the production figure and the export figure separate, since questions often swap the two.

Read the full article: Delhi Defence Dialogue 2026 Begins at MP-IDSA in New Delhi

Practice Questions

Q1.DefenceMedium

Which institute hosted the third Delhi Defence Dialogue in November 2026?

  1. A.Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses at Pune
  2. B.Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
  3. C.National Defence College
  4. D.Centre for Joint Warfare Studies
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Correct answer: B. Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

It organised the two-day third edition of the Delhi Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, where the Defence Minister delivered the address, and its Director General, Ambassador Sujan R Chinoy, gave the welcome remarks.

Q2.DefenceHard

What are the defence production and export targets set for 2029?

  1. A.Rs 2 lakh crore production and Rs 35,000 crore exports
  2. B.Rs 3 lakh crore production and Rs 50,000 crore exports
  3. C.Rs 5 lakh crore production and Rs 1 lakh crore exports
  4. D.Rs 1.78 lakh crore production and Rs 38,424 crore exports
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Correct answer: B. Rs 3 lakh crore production and Rs 50,000 crore exports

The Defence Minister repeated the government's resolve to reach these two targets by 2029 and asked the domestic industry to expand manufacturing capacity, improve quality and strengthen its competitiveness abroad to achieve them.

Q3.DefenceEasy

Into how many defence public sector undertakings was the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board converted?

  1. A.Five
  2. B.Six
  3. C.Seven
  4. D.Nine
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Correct answer: C. Seven

While listing the steps taken over the past decade to strengthen the domestic defence industrial base, the Defence Minister named the setting up of Defence Industrial Corridors and the corporatisation of the former Ordnance Factory Board into seven defence public sector undertakings, a step meant to give them greater autonomy…

Q4.DefenceEasy

Which of the following was NOT among the areas of cooperation taken up at the meeting?

  1. A.Marine pollution response
  2. B.Maritime search and rescue
  3. C.Maritime law enforcement
  4. D.Joint submarine patrols
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Correct answer: D. Joint submarine patrols

The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in three named areas of mutual interest, which are marine pollution response, maritime search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement, so options A, B and C all appear in the record of the talks and cannot be the answer.