Current Affairs July 2026 – Defence and Security (16 MCQs)

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1.  

Which sixth Project 17A frigate was inducted in July 2026?

Correct Answer: A [INS Mahendragiri]

விளக்கம்:

11 July 2026, Visakhapatnam. Dunagiri – June 2026; Taragiri – April 2026.

2.  

Which shipyard built INS Mahendragiri?

Correct Answer: A [Mazagon Dock (MDL), Mumbai]

விளக்கம்:

Designed by the Warship Design Bureau; built by MDL.

3.  

What is the approximate displacement of INS Mahendragiri?

Correct Answer: B [6,670 tonnes]

விளக்கம்:

About 6,670 tonnes; 28 knots; over 75% indigenous content.

4.  

Which was the first ship of Project 17A?

Correct Answer: A [INS Nilgiri]

விளக்கம்:

INS Nilgiri, January 2025. INS Visakhapatnam is a P-15B destroyer.

5.  

Which fleet was INS Mahendragiri inducted into?

Correct Answer: B [Eastern Fleet]

விளக்கம்:

Into the Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam.

6.  

Which DRDO long-range surface-to-air missile had its maiden test in July 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Kusha]

விளக்கம்:

'Kusha' LR-SAM, 23 July 2026. Pralay is surface-to-surface; Astra is air-to-air.

7.  

Where was the 'Kusha' missile tested?

Correct Answer: A [Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha]

விளக்கம்:

APJ Abdul Kalam Island (formerly Wheeler Island) off Odisha.

8.  

What type of missile is 'Kusha'?

Correct Answer: C [Long-range surface-to-air (LR-SAM)]

விளக்கம்:

An air defence system against fighters, missiles and drones.

9.  

What was the earlier name of APJ Abdul Kalam Island?

Correct Answer: A [Wheeler Island]

விளக்கம்:

Renamed in 2015. Havelock, Ross and Neil are Andaman islands.

10.  

On which vessel was the 'Samudra Pradakshina' tri-service all-women circumnavigation made?

Correct Answer: A [IASV Triveni]

விளக்கம்:

Nine women officers, 314 days, over 25,000 nautical miles.

11.  

Who took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 1 July 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit]

விளக்கம்:

Ashutosh Dixit succeeded Nagesh Kapoor; Tejinder Singh became CISC; Sandeep Jain is Vice Chief of the Army Staff.

12.  

Where was ‘Operation Southern Readiness 26-2’ held on 20–23 July 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Kochi]

விளக்கம்:

At the Southern Naval Command, Kochi, under CTF 154 of the Combined Maritime Forces.

13.  

In the 8 July 2026 test, the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket was tested for a user-defined minimum range of:

Correct Answer: B [60 km]

விளக்கம்:

It was tested for the minimum range of 60 km; 120 km is the maximum range of the LRGR-120 variant.

14.  

Which DRDO laboratory is the lead designer of the Pinaka rocket system?

Correct Answer: C [ARDE, Pune]

விளக்கம்:

The Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, designed it with HEMRL.

15.  

INS Malvan, commissioned on 22 July 2026, was built by:

Correct Answer: A [Cochin Shipyard Limited]

விளக்கம்:

Mahe-class ASW-SWCs are built by Cochin Shipyard; Arnala-class by GRSE with L&T.

16.  

Where was INS Malvan commissioned?

Correct Answer: D [Karwar]

விளக்கம்:

It was commissioned at Karwar, Karnataka, on 22.07.2026, with the Chief of the Air Staff presiding.

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