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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Explanation
The correct answer is the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, which developed Varunastra, the indigenous ship-launched anti-submarine torpedo now being bought for the Indian Navy under a contract worth Rs 1,543 crore with Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad. The torpedo carries advanced manoeuvring features and can engage enemy submarines at long ranges. Options B, C and D name other defence research establishments, and none of them is credited with this torpedo; the weapon in this contract belongs to the naval laboratory named in option A, so each of the three is incorrect here. Candidates should also tie the second contract of the same day to its own agency, since GSAT-7C, worth Rs 2,563 crore, was ordered from New Space India Limited of Bengaluru for the Indian Air Force rather than from any laboratory.
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Practice Questions
Which organisation received the Rs 2,563 crore contract for the GSAT-7C communication satellite?
- A.Bharat Dynamics Limited
- B.New Space India Limited
- C.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- D.Bharat Electronics Limited
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The Bengaluru-based company signed a contract worth Rs 2,563 crore with the Ministry of Defence on 15 October 2026 for GSAT-7C, a dedicated communication satellite for the Indian Air Force.
Read the full explanation →Varunastra, ordered for Rs 1,543 crore from Bharat Dynamics Limited, is what kind of weapon?
- A.A surface-to-air missile
- B.A ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo
- C.An anti-tank guided missile
- D.A submarine-launched ballistic missile
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Varunastra is launched from a warship and is meant to destroy submarines, and it was developed in India by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory.
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 →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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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.
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.
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