With which body did DRDO sign a contract for SAMAR version 2.0?
- A.Bureau of Indian Standards
- B.Quality Council of India
- C.National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
- D.Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Quality Council of India. DRDO signed a contract with it for the System for Advance Manufacturing Assessment and Rating, whose second version will benchmark how mature the manufacturing capability of domestic defence enterprises really is. Option A is wrong because the standards body was not named as the partner for this contract. Option C is wrong for the same reason, even though accreditation of laboratories sounds close to the subject. Option D is the trap: strategic memoranda of understanding were indeed exchanged with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers and with Laghu Udyog Bharati at the same event, but those were outreach agreements, not the SAMAR contract. Keep the three agreements separate in memory, because a question can be set on any one of them.
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Practice Questions
What was the theme of the VIMARSH DRDO-Industry Synergy Meet held in September 2026?
- A.Varta se Vikas
- B.Vikas se Vishwas
- C.Shodh se Samriddhi
- D.Nav Bharat Nav Nirman
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The phrase captures the purpose of the gathering, which was to turn conversation between the laboratories and private manufacturers into concrete development work.
Read the full explanation →How many Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology were handed over at VIMARSH, and to how many manufacturing partners?
- A.Five agreements to nine partners
- B.Nine agreements to 13 partners
- C.Thirteen agreements to nine partners
- D.Eleven agreements to 15 partners
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The release records that nine Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology, written in short as LAToTs, were handed over to that many manufacturing partners in the presence of the Raksha Mantri, so that they may take up commercial production of the systems involved.
Read the full explanation →Who, as Chief of the Air Staff, was present during the Defence Minister's interaction at Air Force Station, Bagdogra?
- A.Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
- B.Air Commodore Manish Sharma
- C.Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
- D.Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari
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The correct answer is Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who was present in his capacity as Chief of the Air Staff when the Defence Minister interacted with Indian Air Force personnel at Air Force Station, Bagdogra on the eve of Diwali.
Read the full explanation →Which three capabilities did the Defence Minister ask the armed forces to strengthen in order to counter emerging security threats?
- A.Domain awareness, cyber resilience and information integrity
- B.Nuclear deterrence, sea denial and air superiority
- C.Logistics, recruitment and veteran welfare
- D.Space launch, satellite imaging and navigation
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Speaking to Air Warriors at Bagdogra, the Defence Minister called upon the forces to maintain the highest level of operational readiness with special focus on exactly these three strengths, because the security landscape has become increasingly complex and warfare now extends beyond conventional engagements along the borders into asymmetric warfare…
Read the full explanation →Under the 'Second Tour of Duty' approved by the Union Cabinet, what opportunity will Agniveers get after completing their engagement period?
- A.Automatic commission as officers
- B.Enrolment as regular soldiers, subject to willingness and selection criteria
- C.Compulsory transfer to central armed police forces
- D.A lifelong pension without further service
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The Defence Minister explained that on completing the two-year engagement period, all Agniveers will get an opportunity to be enrolled as regular soldiers, provided they are willing and provided they meet the laid-down selection criteria.
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