MCQs with answers on Defence Services in India - Part V

ANSWER: a) INS Vinash

INS Vinash was a Vidyut class missile boat of the Indian Navy which served in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

ANSWER: b) INS Khukri

INS Khukri was a British Type 14 frigate of the Indian Navy which launched on November 20, 1956.

ANSWER: c) INS Shakti

INS Shakti (A57) is a Deepak-class fleet tanker in current Indian Navy service. She was built by Fincantieri, an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste.

ANSWER: c) INS Godavari

INS Godavari (F20) is the lead ship of her class of guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983 built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.

ANSWER: a) Apsara

Apsara was designed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC). On 4 August 1956 Apsara first went critical.

ANSWER: a) Aryabhatta

On 19 April 1975 Aryabhatta was launched by the Soviet Union from Kapustin Yar using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to gain experience in building and operating a satellite in space.

ANSWER: a) SLV-3

India launched its first satellite in 1980 using the four-stage solid-fueled Satellite Launch Vehicle 3 (SLV-3).

ANSWER: a) INSAT-1A

INSAT-1A was launched in 1982. It was built by Ford Aerospace and operated by the Indian Space Organisation.

ANSWER: d) Raja Ramanna

Raja Ramanna (1925-2005) was an Indian nuclear scientist directing the research integral for the development of Indian nuclear programme in its early stages.

ANSWER: d) Vikram Sarabhai

Vikram Sarabhai (1919-1971) was one of the greatest scientists of India. He is considered as the Father of the Indian space program.