Who chairs the Defence Acquisition Council, which cleared capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 2.12 lakh crore on 26 October 2026?
- A.The Chief of Defence Staff
- B.The Defence Secretary
- C.The Raksha Mantri
- D.The National Security Adviser
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Raksha Mantri. The Defence Acquisition Council that met on 26 October 2026 was chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, and it accorded Acceptance of Necessity to capital acquisition proposals of the three Services at an estimated cost of about Rs 2,12,000 crore. Option A is wrong because the Chief of Defence Staff heads the military side of the Department of Military Affairs and is not named as the chair of this Council in the approval. Option B is wrong because the Defence Secretary is the senior civil servant of the Ministry and takes part in its work without presiding over the Council. Option D is wrong because the National Security Adviser deals with national security advice to the government and has no stated role in according these Acceptances of Necessity. The Council is the Ministry's apex body for capital acquisition decisions, so the Defence Minister is its chair.
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Practice Questions
The Active Offboard Decoy System (AODS), cleared along with other platforms in this round of approvals, is meant for which Service?
- A.The Indian Army
- B.The Indian Navy
- C.The Indian Air Force
- D.The Indian Coast Guard
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In this round of clearances the Navy was approved to procure the Active Offboard Decoy System, which raises the credibility of anti-missile defence, especially against the modern anti-ship missiles that an adversary may use, and along with it other major naval platforms designed and constructed in India.
Read the full explanation →Approximately what proportion of the procurement cleared in this meeting is to be sourced from Indian industry?
- A.About 52 per cent
- B.About 68 per cent
- C.About 82 per cent
- D.About 95 per cent
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Of the total Acceptances of Necessity accorded in this meeting, roughly 82 per cent of the procurement is to be made from Indian industry, which places the clearance squarely within the drive for self-reliance in defence production.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation is collaborating with Western Command for MTS 2.0?
- A.DRDO
- B.FICCI
- C.Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers
- D.Ordnance Factory Board
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SIDM is an industry body for defence manufacturers, which is why it fits an event meant to connect military users with the firms that would actually build or refurbish the platforms.
Read the full explanation →Where will Mechanisation Technology Seminar 2.0 be held?
- A.Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
- B.Chandimandir Military Station
- C.Jhansi Military Station
- D.Pune Military Station
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The correct answer is Chandimandir Military Station, which is the headquarters station of Western Command and the chosen venue for the two-day seminar in December 2026.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of Mechanisation Technology Seminar 2.0 announced by Western Command?
- A.CHAKRA, Transforming Existing Platforms for Future Combat
- B.VAJRA, Mechanised Forces for a New Era
- C.PRALAY, Indigenous Armour for Tomorrow
- D.SHAKTI, Self-Reliance in Defence Manufacturing
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The seminar carries exactly this theme, and the phrase itself captures the idea behind the whole exercise, namely that equipment already held by the Army should be reworked into advanced and future-ready combat systems rather than simply replaced.
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