Who chairs the Defence Acquisition Council?
- 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 release states that the meeting was held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, so the Defence Minister heads this council. Option A names the Chief of Defence Staff, who is the senior most military officer and advises on tri-Service matters, but the release does not place him in the chair of this body. Option B names the Defence Secretary, the senior most civil servant of the ministry, whose role in the acquisition process is administrative rather than presiding. Option D names the National Security Adviser, who works on national security policy and not on the clearance of capital purchases. Candidates should link the council with the minister in the same way they link the Cabinet Committee on Security with the Prime Minister, because examinations very often ask only who presides over a named body.
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Practice Questions
The Defence Acquisition Council meeting of 7 September 2026 cleared proposals of about what value?
- A.Rs 45,000 crore
- B.Rs 1,10,000 crore
- C.Rs 2,23,000 crore
- D.Rs 84,560 crore
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The Defence Acquisition Council, meeting under the chairmanship of the Raksha Mantri, gave Acceptance of Necessity to acquisition proposals of the three Services at an estimated cost of about that amount.
Read the full explanation →Arudhra Radar, cleared in this meeting, is meant for which Service and which purpose?
- A.Indian Army, for artillery fire control
- B.Indian Navy, to replace Air Route Surveillance Radars at naval air stations
- C.Indian Air Force, to guide transport aircraft at forward bases
- D.Indian Coast Guard, to watch the exclusive economic zone
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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.
Read the full explanation →What will the DEFSAC system replace in the defence forces?
- A.Paper-based identity cards, passes and permits
- B.Analogue field radio sets
- C.Manual ration and canteen registers
- D.Older night vision devices
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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.
Read the full explanation →Which expression did Rajnath Singh use for the North-Eastern region while addressing soldiers at Sukna?
- A.The last edge of India
- B.The first edge of India
- C.The eastern gateway
- D.The seven sisters belt
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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…
Read the full explanation →Along which boundary was the Defence Minister briefed on infrastructure development during the Sukna visit?
- A.Line of Control
- B.Radcliffe Line
- C.Line of Actual Control
- D.Durand Line
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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.
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