1.The Union Home Minister had recently reviewed the functioning of the Sashastra Seema Bal. SSB was previously known as _______.
[A] Special Service Bureau
[B] Secret Service Bureau
[C] Strategic Support Branch
[D] Sashastra Seema Ayog

2.In which city, the Indian Coast Guard has recently commissioned its ‘C-448’ high-speed boat?
[A] Kochi
[B] Vishakhapatnam
[C] Mangaluru
[D] Chennai

3.In which Indian city, the Indian navy conducted its coastal security exercise, ‘Matla Abhiyaan’?
[A] Cochin
[B] Kolkata
[C] Mumbai
[D] Vishakhapatnam

4.Indian Naval Station (INS) Shivaji is located in which Indian state/ UT?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Andhra Pradesh

5.What is the theme of this year’s multilateral naval exercise of India ‘Milan’?
[A] Indian Ocean Co-operation
[B] Synergy Across the Seas
[C] Opportunities Across the Seas
[D] Maritime Challenges

6.Which city was host to the India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX joint military exercise?
[A] Umroi
[B] Kolkata
[C] Vishakhapatnam
[D] Kochi

7.What is the name of the fourth warship delivered by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers-GRSE to the Indian Navy?
[A] INS Kiltan
[B] INS Kamorta
[C] INS Kadmatt
[D] INS Kavaratti

8.Which country organised a training course on ‘Vessel Search Technique’ for Indian Coast Guard and Customs personnel at Chennai?
[A] Japan
[B] Australia
[C] Oman
[D] Qatar

9.The Border Roads Organisation opened a 360 feet long suspension bridge over which river?
[A] Teesta
[B] Dibang
[C] Manas
[D] Lohit

10.An e-office application called ‘e-karyalay’ has been launched by which Central Armed Police Force, which enables digital movement of files in offices, amid Covid-19 pandemic?
[A] Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
[B] Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
[C] Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
[D] Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

11.Which Defence related organization has designed and manufactured 40 mm UBGL Ammunition?
[A] Defence Research Development Organization
[B] Ammunition Factory Khadki
[C] Ordnance Factory Board
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited

12.Which country plays host to the military exercise ‘Kavkaz 2020’, that was seen in news recently?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] Kazakhstan
[D] France

13.“Indra 2020” is a bilateral Naval exercise between India and which country?
[A] China
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] USA
[D] Russia

14.What is the new Foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the Defence Sector through automatic approval?
[A] 25%
[B] 49%
[C] 74%
[D] 100%

15.Which supersonic cruise missile with Indigenous Booster has been successfully flight tested?
[A] BrahMos
[B] Nirbhay
[C] Shaurya
[D] Viraat

16.What is the name of the 7th Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel that was commissioned in Chennai?
[A] Vigraha
[B] Viraat
[C] Varaha
[D] Veer

17.Which Armed force successfully test fired its anti-ship missile in the Bay of Bengal, from its Guided Missile Corvette INS Kora?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Air Force
[D] Indian Coast Guard

18.DCOAS (Strategy) is the new post to be created in which Indian Armed Force?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Air Force
[D] Indian Coast Guard

19.Indian Navy has engaged in a Passage Exercise with which country’s Navy?
[A] China
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Japan
[D] Russia

20.Under which project is the Naval Ship “Himgiri” constructed and launched?
[A] Project Tat Rakshak
[B] Project 17A
[C] Project 50
[D] Project Navy

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