UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 16: The Armed Forces and Defence Reforms (22 MCQs)

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UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 16: The Armed Forces and Defence Reforms (22 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: Internal Security. 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.  

The Supreme Commander of the defence forces of India is the:

Correct Answer: C [President]

Explanation:

Article 53(2).

2.  

The first Chief of Defence Staff of India was:

Correct Answer: B [Gen Bipin Rawat]

Explanation:

General Bipin Rawat took over as India's first Chief of Defence Staff on 1 January 2020.

3.  

The Department of Military Affairs was created in:

Correct Answer: C [2019]

Explanation:

The Department of Military Affairs was created in December 2019, along with the post of Chief of Defence Staff.

4.  

The Naresh Chandra Task Force (2012) on national security recommended:

Correct Answer: B [a Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]

Explanation:

It suggested a Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, a step short of a full Chief of Defence Staff.

5.  

Under the Agnipath scheme, Agniveers are recruited for:

Correct Answer: C [four years]

Explanation:

Agniveers are enrolled for four years in the ranks below officers; up to 25% may then join the regular cadre.

6.  

The Navy rank equivalent to an Army Colonel is:

Correct Answer: D [Captain]

Explanation:

A Navy Captain equals an Army Colonel and an Air Force Group Captain.

7.  

Which committee examined "enhancing combat capability and rebalancing defence expenditure" in 2016?

Correct Answer: C [Shekatkar Committee]

Explanation:

The Lt Gen D.B. Shekatkar committee of experts (2016) studied enhancing combat capability and rebalancing defence expenditure.

8.  

The Strategic Forces Command (2003) manages:

Correct Answer: D [India's nuclear forces]

Explanation:

The Strategic Forces Command, a tri-service command set up in 2003, manages India's nuclear forces.

9.  

The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act was passed in:

Correct Answer: A [2023]

Explanation:

Parliament passed the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act in 2023 to empower heads of joint organisations.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ordnance Factory Board was corporatised into seven defence PSUs in 2021.
2. FDI up to 74% is allowed in defence under the automatic route.
3. Defence Industrial Corridors have been set up in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

OFB became seven defence PSUs in 2021 and defence FDI up to 74% is automatic; the corridors are in UP and Tamil Nadu.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Inter-Services Organisations Act, 2023 is a step towards theatre commands.

Reason (R): It lets the head of a joint organisation exercise command and discipline over personnel of all three services under him.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Giving heads of inter-services organisations command and discipline over all three services is exactly what makes the Act a step to theatre commands.

12.  

Permanent commission for women officers in the Army was upheld by the Supreme Court in:

Correct Answer: B [Babita Puniya case]

Explanation:

In Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya (2020), the Supreme Court upheld permanent commission for women Army officers.

13.  

Which of the following is NOT a department of the Ministry of Defence?

Correct Answer: D [Department of Border Management]

Explanation:

it is in the MHA.

14.  

The Air Force rank equivalent to an Army Brigadier is:

Correct Answer: B [Air Commodore]

Explanation:

An Army Brigadier equals an Air Commodore in the Air Force and a Commodore in the Navy.

15.  

The Rashtriya Rifles are mainly deployed for counter-insurgency in:

Correct Answer: D [Jammu and Kashmir]

Explanation:

The Rashtriya Rifles are an Army counter-insurgency force deployed in Jammu and Kashmir.

16.  

One Rank One Pension (OROP) for armed forces pensioners, notified by the Ministry of Defence in November 2015, was given effect from:

Correct Answer: D [1 July 2014]

Explanation:

The 7 November 2015 order gave OROP effect from 1 July 2014, using pensions of 2013 retirees as the base.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Kargil Review Committee report
2. Shekatkar Committee report
3. First CDS takes office
4. Agnipath scheme announced

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-2-3-4]

Explanation:

1999, 2016, 2020, 2022.

18.  

The CDS is the Principal Military Adviser to the Raksha Mantri on:

Correct Answer: A [all tri-service matters]

Explanation:

The CDS is Principal Military Adviser to the Raksha Mantri on all tri-service matters; chiefs advise on their own services.

19.  

iDEX, launched in 2018, supports:

Correct Answer: D [defence start-ups and innovators]

Explanation:

iDEX, launched in 2018, funds and supports start-ups and innovators developing technology for defence.

20.  

The Defence Services Staff College, which trains officers of all three services, is located at:

Correct Answer: A [Wellington]

Explanation:

in the Nilgiris.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs?

1. Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee.
2. Exercise military command over the three Service Chiefs.
3. Principal Military Advisor to the Defence Minister on all tri-service matters.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

the CDS is Permanent Chairman of the CoSC and Principal Military Adviser to the Raksha Mantri on tri-service matters, but does not exercise military command, including over the three Service Chiefs.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of the Indian Defence Forces?

Army : Air Force : Navy

1. Brigadier : Air Commodore : Commander
2. Major General : Air Vice Marshal : Vice Admiral
3. Major : Squadron Leader : Lieutenant Commander
4. Lieutenant Colonel : Group Captain : Captain

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [3 only]

Explanation:

only Major = Squadron Leader = Lieutenant Commander is correct.

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