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What will the DEFSAC system replace in the defence forces?

  1. A.Paper-based identity cards, passes and permits
  2. B.Analogue field radio sets
  3. C.Manual ration and canteen registers
  4. D.Older night vision devices

Correct answer

A. Paper-based identity cards, passes and permits

Explanation

The correct answer is paper-based identity cards, passes and permits. DEFSAC stands for the Defence Forces Secure Access Card, and the release says it will replace the paper system now in use with interoperable smart cards that work on radio frequency identification. The word interoperable matters, because one card is then read at installations of all three Services rather than at one base alone. Option B names field radio sets, which belong to the communication programmes and not to this clearance. Option C names ration and canteen registers, a welfare and supply function that the release does not touch. Option D names night vision devices, which are surveillance equipment of a different kind. The item cleared alongside DEFSAC for the Air Force was the Ground-Based Multi-Purpose Jammer, meant to jam the radars of an adversary, and the two are often asked together.

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Q2.DefenceEasy

Who chairs the Defence Acquisition Council?

  1. A.The Chief of Defence Staff
  2. B.The Defence Secretary
  3. C.The Raksha Mantri
  4. D.The National Security Adviser
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Correct answer: C. The Raksha Mantri

The release states that the meeting was held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, so the Defence Minister heads this council.

Q3.DefenceMedium

Arudhra Radar, cleared in this meeting, is meant for which Service and which purpose?

  1. A.Indian Army, for artillery fire control
  2. B.Indian Navy, to replace Air Route Surveillance Radars at naval air stations
  3. C.Indian Air Force, to guide transport aircraft at forward bases
  4. D.Indian Coast Guard, to watch the exclusive economic zone
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Correct answer: B. Indian Navy, to replace Air Route Surveillance Radars at naval air stations

The release puts the Arudhra Radar in the Navy's list, together with the design, development and later purchase of Marine Gas Turbines, and says plainly that the radar will take the place of the existing Air Route Surveillance Radars.

Q4.DefenceEasy

Which expression did Rajnath Singh use for the North-Eastern region while addressing soldiers at Sukna?

  1. A.The last edge of India
  2. B.The first edge of India
  3. C.The eastern gateway
  4. D.The seven sisters belt
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Correct answer: B. The first edge of India

Speaking to soldiers at the Barakhana held on the eve of Diwali, the Raksha Mantri described the North-Eastern region as the first edge of the country rather than its last edge, explaining that the region marks the beginning of the national geographical and cultural landscape because it receives the first…

Q5.DefenceMedium

Along which boundary was the Defence Minister briefed on infrastructure development during the Sukna visit?

  1. A.Line of Control
  2. B.Radcliffe Line
  3. C.Line of Actual Control
  4. D.Durand Line
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Correct answer: C. Line of Actual Control

At Sukna the Raksha Mantri was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control, usually shortened to LAC, and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies meant to improve operational capability and combat effectiveness.