What share of the defence modernisation budget has been earmarked for procurement from Indian industry?
- A.50 per cent
- B.60 per cent
- C.75 per cent
- D.90 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 75 per cent. Describing the reforms in defence procurement, the Raksha Mantri said that this share of the modernisation budget has been set aside for buying from Indian industries, and that domestic firms are given priority through the Defence Acquisition Procedure and the Buy Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured category. Options A and B understate the share, and option D is the figure he used for self-reliance in ammunition variants rather than for the modernisation budget. He said the approach is moving from a Whole of Government Approach to a Whole of Country Approach and then to a Whole of the People Approach, with start-ups, MSMEs, individual innovators and large firms all contributing. More than 500 companies are now in defence manufacturing and over 16,000 MSMEs supply the sector.
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Practice Questions
Which of the following is NOT part of the 5D Security Threat named by the Raksha Mantri at the Defence Conclave?
- A.Disinformation
- B.Deception
- C.Deterrence
- D.Destabilisation
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Speaking at a Defence Conclave in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh described the security landscape of the digital age as hybrid, high-tech and hyper warfare, and listed a 5D Security Threat made up of disinformation, destabilisation, disruption, deception and destruction.
Read the full explanation →According to the Raksha Mantri, India annual defence production has risen to which level?
- A.Over Rs 1.78 lakh crore
- B.Over Rs 1.25 lakh crore
- C.Over Rs 2.45 lakh crore
- D.Over Rs 95,000 crore
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At the Defence Conclave the Raksha Mantri said defence production had reached a record of more than that figure, measured against Rs 40,000 crore in 2014, and that the sector is aiming at Rs 2 lakh crore this year and Rs 3 lakh crore by 2029.
Read the full explanation →How many ammunition variants used by the Indian defence forces are now produced indigenously, out of the total in service?
- A.125 of 175
- B.159 of 175
- C.175 of 195
- D.140 of 160
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The Raksha Mantri told the conclave that of the ammunition variants in use with the defence forces, that many are now made within the country, which works out to more than 90 per cent self-reliance in ammunition variants.
Read the full explanation →GSAT-7C, cleared on 15 October 2026, is a dedicated communication satellite for which service?
- A.Indian Army
- B.Indian Navy
- C.Indian Air Force
- D.Indian Coast Guard
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The Rs 2,563 crore contract with New Space India Limited, Bengaluru, gives the Air Force a communication satellite of its own, designed, developed and manufactured in India, so that its aircraft and ground assets keep a protected, continuous link.
Read the full explanation →Which laboratory developed the Varunastra heavy weight torpedo?
- A.Naval Science and Technological Laboratory
- B.Aeronautical Development Establishment
- C.Defence Research and Development Laboratory
- D.Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory
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The torpedo carries advanced manoeuvring features and can engage enemy submarines at long ranges.
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