The conducting body UPSC of the AFCAT exam asks 3 to 4 Questions from Defence Awareness, a section of the General Awareness Subject. Follow this article till the end and confirm your 9-15 marks in the final exam. Also, you will download the Handwritten AFCAT Defence Notes PDF for Free here.
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AFCAT General Awareness Defence
If we talk about AFCAT Defence Awareness Section, then there are two main types of ways of asking questions from here in the examination.
- Type A: Static Knowledge-based Defence Awareness
- Type B: Current Affairs-based Defence Awareness
In both the types, there are many sub-topics that you can check and deeply analyze through the given link below.
AFCAT Defence Notes PDF Free 2023
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Covered Topics
The Defence Awareness notes provided here contain the following topics in detail.
Indian AirForce (IAF)
- History of Indian Airforce
- Motto Of the Indian Airforce
- Role of the Indian Airforce
Commanders
- Important key points of Commanders
- Commands: Indian Airforce five operational and two functional commands
- Maintenance Commands
Garud Commando Force
Display Teams
- “Surya Kiran” Aerobatic Display Team (SKAT)
- “Sarang” Helicopter Display Team
Important Questions
- Q. Which missile is short range surface to surface missile?
- Q. What is the motto of CRPF
- Q. Defence Services Staff College is located in?
- Q. Which Aircraft Carrier was also known as Grand Old Lady?
- Q. Important Operations and Years
- Q. Which Indigenous Diving support vessel has been launched recently
- Q. Ex Kakadu will be hosted by which country
- Q. The “Parvat Prahan” exercise has been conducted by which of the following Indian Armed Forces?
- Q. Indian Arm contingent participated in Exercise Vostok-2022 in which country?
- Q. Udarshakti is a bilateral exercise which is being held between India and which other country?
- Q. Ex Vajra Prahar 2022 is a joint special forces exercise of India with which country?
- Q. India’s first Indigenous Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant handed over to whom?
- Q. What is “Agni-4” which has been tested by India?
- Q. Which was the first Indian Sattelite?
- Q. Which was the first Indian Satellite?
- Q. What is the name of the Joint Military training exercise between the Indian army and Uzbekistan?
- Q. Which Aircraft is known as “Vajra”?
- Q. Combat Army aviation training school is located in?
- Q. Equipment rank of the group captain of Air Force is?
- Q. Rastriya Indian Military College is located in?
- Q. INS Gomti was decommissioned as a frigate?
- Q. Which of the following is a Submarine Launch short-range Ballistic Missile?
- Q. Which is India’s first Indigenous fighter jet?
- Q. Who is the first woman Air Marshal to be Awarded Padma Shri?
- Q. This year’s annual Air Force Day Prade and Flypast was held I
- Q. Who is known as a missile woman of India?
- Q. India’s first Armed Nuclear Powered Submarine is
- Q. Which of the following is a tank-guided missile?
Important Defence Exercises
Important Missiles
Anti-tank and Ballistic Missile
Important Helicopters
Indian Defence Training Institutions & Locations
The mottos of the Indian Armed Forces
Important Indian Army Projects
Brahmos
Defence Public Sectors
Places of Conducting Exercises
Important Nicknames
Operation Black Tornado
AFCAT Defence Awareness Questions
Question: The new Naval Air Base ‘INS Kohassa’ has been commissioned at which of the states/UTs?
- A. Gujarat
- B. West Bengal
- C. Lakshadweep
- D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands ✔
Question: What is Operation Breathing Space?
- A. India and UK for Coronavirus response
- B. India and USA for Coronavirus response
- C. India and Israel for Coronavirus response ✔
- D. India and WHO for Coronavirus response
Question: Merignac Air Base is in?
- A. France ✔
- B. Bulgaria
- C. Slovakia
- D. Germany
Question: With reference to ‘SHADE’ consider the following statements.
- It is a naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy and the European Union Naval Force in the Gulf of Aden.
- It is an international treaty for the protection of vessels deployed under the charter of the World Food Programme.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- A. Only 1 ✔
- B. Only 2
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
Question: Consider the following statements regarding Indrajaal.
- It is an Indian indigenous nuclear submarine designed and developed by DRDO
- It is a synergic combination of modern technologies helmed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, and robotics.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- A. Only 1
- B. Only 2 ✔
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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