Exercise :: Defence - Latest Current Affairs
- Defence - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | US and this country have agreed to suspend all planning activities regarding the "Freedom Guardian" military. |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: South Korea and the United States have agreed to suspend all planning activities regarding the "Freedom Guardian" military drill scheduled for August. Last year, 17,500 American and more than 50,000 South Korean troops participated in the Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills, although the exercise is mostly focused on computerized simulations rather than live field exercises that use weapons, tanks or aircraft.
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| 2. | ICGS Rani Rashmoni ship was commissioned at __________. |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Additional Director General of the Coast Guard VSR Murthy commissioned the last of the five Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) project of Indian Coast Guard, ICGS 'Rani Rashmoni', in Visakhapatnam. So far four such ships such as ICGS Rani Abbakka, ICGS Rani Avanti Bai, ICGS Rani Durgavati and ICGS Rani Gaidinliu, have been commissioned and are in active service at various locations on the eastern seaboard.
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| 3. | The Indian Army planned to develop which military station as smart facility patterned on Central Government's Smart Cities Mission? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Indian Army has drawn detailed plan to develop Jaisalmer Military Station in Rajasthan as smart facility patterned on Central Government's Smart Cities Mission. The development plan will provide a major boost to local economy and aid in ecological conservation.
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| 4. | India has agreed to open __________ air gateways to Nepal in the eastern and western part of the country, aimed to facilitate international traffic. |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: India has agreed to open 4 new air gateways to Nepal in the eastern and western part of the country, aimed to facilitate international traffic. The eastern part would connect Patna and Kolkata of India with Kathmandu and Dhaka while the western part would connect Kathmandu with Delhi. The routes will be operational till 2019.
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| 5. | Which country has successfully launched a Glonass- M positioning satellite by using a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Russia has successfully launched a Glonass- M positioning satellite by using a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center on June 17, 2018. The Glonass network provides real-time positioning data for surface, sea and airborne objects around the globe, at an accuracy reportedly at par with the U.S. Global Positioning System.
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