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SSC CGL Static GK – Defence, Space & Miscellaneous GK – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 13 questions, subject: Static GK. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Exercise Khanjar is held by India with:

Correct Answer: A [Kyrgyzstan]

Explanation:

Khanjar – Kyrgyzstan (MoD Year End Review 2025).

2.  
Who was India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?

Correct Answer: D [General Bipin Rawat]

Explanation:

Gen. Bipin Rawat took charge on 1 January 2020.

3.  
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is located in:

Correct Answer: B [Thiruvananthapuram]

Explanation:

VSSC – Thiruvananthapuram; SHAR – Sriharikota; URSC – Bengaluru; SAC – Ahmedabad.

4.  
The Navy rank equal to an Army Lieutenant General is:

Correct Answer: C [Vice Admiral]

Explanation:

Rung 3: Lieutenant General = Vice Admiral = Air Marshal.

5.  
Among the wartime gallantry awards, the Maha Vir Chakra ranks:

Correct Answer: A [Second, after the Param Vir Chakra]

Explanation:

Param Vir > Maha Vir > Vir Chakra (face of the enemy).

6.  
India's first sounding rocket was launched from Thumba on 21 November:

Correct Answer: B [1963]

Explanation:

1963 (isro.gov.in Timeline); INCOSPAR had been formed in 1962.

7.  
The headquarters of ISRO is in:

Correct Answer: C [Bengaluru]

Explanation:

Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, Bengaluru.

8.  
In 1980 SLV-3, India's first successful launch by its own rocket, placed which satellite in orbit?

Correct Answer: D [Rohini]

Explanation:

SLV-3 placed Rohini in orbit on 18 July 1980; Aryabhata (1975) was launched from the former Soviet Union.

9.  
Who is considered the founding father of India's space programme?

Correct Answer: D [Dr Vikram Sarabhai]

Explanation:

ISRO FAQ: Sarabhai is "considered as the founding father of space programmes in India".

10.  
National Space Day in India is observed on:

Correct Answer: B [23 August]

Explanation:

23 Aug 2023 – Chandrayaan-3's Vikram landing.

11.  
Which IGMDP missile was completed only as a technology demonstrator?

Correct Answer: A [Trishul]

Explanation:

Trishul – short-range surface-to-air, completed as a technology demonstrator.

12.  
India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), the launch base, is at:

Correct Answer: C [Sriharikota]

Explanation:

SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh).

13.  
Fill in the blankIndia's research station in the Arctic is ______.

Correct Answer: A [Himadri]

Explanation:

Himadri, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (2008); the other three are in Antarctica.

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