CFN01 — Defence & Security

🔷 NDA General AbilityCurrent Affairs 2025-26 · 20 Questions

Question 1 of 20

Mission Divyastra (March 2024) made India the 7th country with MIRV. MIRV stands for:

AManoeuvring Independently Re-entering Vehicle BMultiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles CMaximum Intercontinental Range Vehicle DMissile Independently Reaching Various targets

MIRV: one ballistic missile carries multiple nuclear warheads, each targeted at a different location. India joined USA, Russia, UK, France, China, Pakistan in this capability.

Question 2 of 20

SIMBEX — India's longest continuous bilateral naval exercise — is with:

AIndonesia BSingapore CSouth Korea DMalaysia

SIMBEX (Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise) conducted annually since 1994 (originally 'Exercise Lion King'). Covers ASW, surface warfare, and air defence.

Question 3 of 20

INS Vikrant was built at which Indian shipyard?

AMazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai BGoa Shipyard Limited, Goa CCochin Shipyard Limited, Kerala DGarden Reach Shipbuilders, Kolkata

INS Vikrant (IAC-1) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala. Designed by Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design. 45,000 tonnes, 76% indigenous content, commissioned 2 September 2022.

Question 4 of 20

C-295 transport aircraft for IAF will be assembled in India by:

AHAL, Bengaluru BTata Advanced Systems Ltd, Vadodara CMahindra Defence, Nashik DBEL, Hyderabad

Airbus C-295 deal (56 aircraft, Rs 21,935 crore): Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) assembles 40 at Vadodara, Gujarat — the first Indian military transport assembled by the private sector.

Question 5 of 20

Exercise Tiger Triumph (India-USA) focuses on which type of operations?

ANuclear deterrence BHADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) CElectronic warfare DHigh-altitude warfare

Tiger Triumph: India-USA tri-service HADR exercise (first held 2019). Tests both nations' ability to coordinate disaster relief in the Indo-Pacific.

Question 6 of 20

General Anil Chauhan became India's 2nd Chief of Defence Staff in:

AJune 2022 BSeptember 2022 CDecember 2022 DMarch 2023

General Anil Chauhan was appointed India's 2nd CDS on 30 September 2022, following the tragic death of General Bipin Rawat in a December 2021 helicopter crash. Primary mandate: theaterisation.

Question 7 of 20

Operation Sindoor (May 2025) struck how many terror sites in Pakistan and PoK?

A5 B7 C9 D12

Operation Sindoor (7 May 2025) struck 9 terror infrastructure sites of JeM, LeT, and Hizbul Mujahideen using Rafale, Mirage-2000, and Su-30MKI aircraft in response to the Pahalgam attack.

Question 8 of 20

Under India's nuclear doctrine, who alone has the authority to order a nuclear strike?

AChief of Army Staff BChief of Defence Staff CNational Security Adviser DPrime Minister (Political Council)

India's NCA: Political Council (PM chairs — sole decision authority for nuclear use) + Executive Council (NSA chairs). NFU = nuclear weapons only as retaliation to nuclear/WMD attack.

Question 9 of 20

Under Agnipath, what percentage of Agniveers are retained as regular soldiers?

A10% B25% C50% D75%

Agnipath: 25% of Agniveers retained as regular soldiers after the 4-year tenure. The remaining 75% receive Seva Nidhi (Rs 11.71 lakh tax-free) + 10% reservation in CAPF/Coast Guard.

Question 10 of 20

BrahMos extended-range version (post-MTCR 2016) has a range of:

A290 km B350 km C450 km D600 km

After India joined MTCR in June 2016, BrahMos range was extended to 450 km. Speed Mach 2.8-3 — world's fastest operational cruise missile. Can be launched from land, ships, and aircraft.

Question 11 of 20

NAG is India's indigenously developed missile for which role?

ASurface-to-air (anti-aircraft) BAnti-tank (ATGM) CSurface-to-surface (ballistic) DAnti-ship (cruise)

NAG (Cobra): India's 3rd-generation anti-tank guided missile with fire-and-forget passive IIR seeker. Range 500m-4km. HELINA (helicopter-launched) range 4-8 km, inducted on HAL Dhruv.

Question 12 of 20

BrahMos was first exported to which country — India's first major missile export?

AVietnam BBangladesh CPhilippines DIndonesia

Philippines received BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles (2023) — India's first major missile export. Deal: USD 375 million for 3 batteries for coastal defence against Chinese assertiveness.

Question 13 of 20

India's nuclear doctrine follows 'No First Use' (NFU). This means India will NOT use nuclear weapons unless:

AIts economy is threatened BIts ally is attacked CIt is attacked with nuclear or WMD weapons first DIts territory is conventionally invaded

NFU: India will not use nuclear weapons unless attacked with nuclear or WMD weapons first — then massive retaliation. Political Council (PM) is the sole decision authority.

Question 14 of 20

INS Arighat — India's 2nd nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine — was commissioned in:

A2021 B2022 C2023 D2024

INS Arighat (Arihant class SSBN) commissioned 29 August 2024 by PM Modi — India's 2nd SSBN. Carries K-15 (750 km) and K-4 (3,500 km) SLBMs.

Question 15 of 20

India's defence exports reached a record of approximately how much in FY2023-24?

ARs 10,000 crore BRs 15,000 crore CRs 18,000 crore DRs 21,083 crore

India's defence exports reached Rs 21,083 crore in FY2023-24 — all-time record. Grown 10x from Rs 2,059 crore in 2016-17. Exports to 85+ countries.

Question 16 of 20

India's proposed theaterisation plan has how many integrated Theatre Commands?

A2 B3 C4 D5

Theaterisation: 3 integrated Theatre Commands — (1) Northern Theatre (China front), (2) Western Theatre (Pakistan front), (3) Maritime Theatre (Indian Ocean). Theatre Commanders = 4-star officers.

Question 17 of 20

India's only existing integrated tri-service command is the:

ASouthern Naval Command, Kochi BStrategic Forces Command, New Delhi CAndaman and Nicobar Command, Port Blair DAir Defence Command, Prayagraj

ANC (established 2001, Port Blair): India's only existing integrated tri-service command with Army, Navy, IAF, and Coast Guard under a single Commander-in-Chief. Near the Strait of Malacca.

Question 18 of 20

Mission Shakti (March 2019) — India's ASAT test — targeted which satellite?

AA Chinese satellite BA Pakistani satellite CIndia's own Microsat-R DA defunct US satellite

Mission Shakti (27 March 2019): DRDO destroyed India's own Microsat-R (launched January 2019 specifically as the ASAT target) at ~300 km LEO. India became the 4th ASAT-capable nation.

Question 19 of 20

DRDO is under which Ministry of the Government of India?

AScience and Technology BFinance CDefence DHome Affairs

DRDO under Ministry of Defence. Chairman DRDO = Secretary, Defence R&D. 50+ laboratories, ~25,000 staff. Develops: Agni, BrahMos, Uttam AESA radar, Arjun MBT, EW systems.

Question 20 of 20

INS Surat (commissioned December 2024) belongs to which class of destroyer?

AShivalik class (frigate) BDelhi class (old destroyer) CKolkata class (Project 15A) DVisakhapatnam class (Project 15B)

INS Surat (D66): 4th and last Project 15B Visakhapatnam-class stealth destroyer. 7,400 tonnes, BrahMos VLS, Barak-8 SAM. Built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai.