17 March 2022 Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
March 17, 2022
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Daily Defence Current Affairs 17 March 2022

DG NCC Reviews NCC Training

Director General NCC Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh visited Agartala, Tripura to review activities of the world’s largest uniformed youth organisation.
- The General officer was briefed by Maj Gen Bhaskar Kalita and group commanders on the myriad activities undertaken by the cadets of all states in the Northeastern Region.
- The General Officer interacted with Minister for Education in Government of Tripura discussed creation of dedicated infrastructure for the NCC, Border Area Expansion Plan, commencement of NCC as elective subject in colleges and need for giving an overall impetus to NCC activities in the State of Tripura.
- The NCC was formed in 1948 (on the recommendation of H. N. Kunzru Committee-1946) and has its roots in British-era uniformed youth entities like University Corps or University Officer Training Corps.
- Currently it has a strength of around 14 lakh cadets from Army, Navy, and Air Force wings.
- The NCC falls under the purview of the Ministry of Defence and is headed by a Director-General of three-star military rank.
- Motto: Unity and Discipline

NCC/NSS Education in The Curriculum Under NEP

The National Education Policy 2020, in para 6.17 provides that under the aegis of the MOD, State Governments may encourage opening NCC wings in their secondary and higher secondary schools, including those located in tribal dominated areas.
Central Board of Secondary Education offers NCC as an optional subject in classes IX-XII in those schools which offer NCC, & it is managed by the Directorate of NCC under the MOD.
NCC training is also implemented in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti as per the provisions and policy issued by Director-General, NCC, Ministry of Defence.

THE FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF (ENC) VISIT TO WNC

Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command visited Mumbai from 14 to 16 March 2022. On arrival, the Admiral laid the wreath at the Gaurav Stambh, Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) and was presented the Guard of Honour. Thereafter, he called on Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
The combined Area of Responsibility of the Western & Eastern Naval Commands is about ten times the landmass of India. The two Commanders-in-Chief discussed various issues of operational importance towards enhancing India’s maritime security.

Envoys Of 5 Nations Present Credentials To President Of India

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind accepted credentials from Ambassadors/High Commissioners of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Malawi, Canada, the Republic of Indonesia, and the Russian Federation at Rashtrapati Bhavan (March 16, 2022).
After presentation of credentials, the President interacted with the five envoys separately. He congratulated them on their appointments and emphasized on the warm and friendly relations that India shared with the countries and the multifaceted relationship that India enjoyed with each of them. The President also wished them success in strengthening of bilateral ties and for their well-being and progress and prosperity of the friendly people.
Through the Ambassadors and the High Commissioners, the President also conveyed his personal regards to their leaderships. The envoys present at the event reiterated their commitment to work closely to strengthen their ties with India.

Poland Wants To Urgently Buy U.S. Reaper Drones

Poland wants to buy several MQ-9 Reaper drones from the U.S. under a special, accelerated procedure, and is eyeing further procurements at a later date amid rising security concerns three weeks into a Russian invasion of its neighbour Ukraine.
Simultaneously Poland is pursuing the Zefir programme under which the purchase of MALE-class unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is being negotiated, Platek said, declining to specify which drones might be ordered.

ICG Ship ‘Saksham’ Dedicated to Nation

Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Saksham’, the fifth in the series of 105 M-Class offshore patrol vessel, has been commissioned on Wednesday in Goa.
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar commissioned offshore patrol vessel Indian Coast Guard Ship Saksham into service in Goa.
The 5th and the last Offshore Patrol Vessel designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard was launched in December 2020. The vessel christened ‘Saksham’ is a part of the indigenous project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2016.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

Indian Coast Guard Formed On
August 18, 1978
September 18, 1978
March 18, 1976
April 18, 1976

ANSWER: A

ICG DG Is
VR Chaudhari
M N Narvane
Sanjay Arora
Virender Singh Pathania

ANSWER: D

Defence Secretary of India Is
Rajiv Mahajan
Ajay Bhatt
Ajay Kumar
Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary

ANSWER: C

River Sutlej Enters India Through Which Pass?
Zoji la
Nathula
Lipulekh
Shipki la

ANSWER: D

Which River Does Not Originate in India?
Ganga
Yamuna
Brahmaputra
Godavari

ANSWER: C

‘MBT Bhishma’ Is the Name Of:
Fighter aircraft
Tank
Armoured vehicles
Infantry regiments

ANSWER: B

Barak Is A
Surface-to-air Missile
Surface-to-Surface Missile
Air-to-air Missile
Surface-to-Sea Missile

ANSWER: A

“Ordnance Factory Day” in India Is Observed On
14 March
15 March
18 March
17 March

ANSWER: C

Indian Military Academy Situated At
Ezhimala, Kerala
Dundigal, Telangana
Khadakwasla, Maharashtra
Dehradun, UK

ANSWER: D

Garuda Shakti Ex Held B/w India &
Sri Lanka
USA
Indonesia
Nepal

ANSWER: C

Warsaw Is the Capital Of
Poland
Ukraine
Germany
Oman

ANSWER: A

The Central Aim of The Paris Agreement
To reduce the CFCs emissions
To strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change
To address biological diversity issues
To address the problem of ozone layer depletion

ANSWER: B

India Purchased Its Barak Missile From
U.K.
Sweden
Russia
Israel

ANSWER: D

Kyoto protocol aims at:
containing emissions of green-house gases
stabilizing ozone cover
reducing water pollution
arresting desertification

ANSWER: A

Keibul Lamjao National Park Is Located on Which Lake?
Kolleru Lake
Wular Lake
Dal Lake
Loktak Lake

ANSWER: D

“Midnight’s Children” Book Is Written By
Deepak Chopra
Salman Rushdie
Bimal Jalan
Malala Yousafzai

ANSWER: B

__Is A Popular Dance Form of Mizoram.
Kathak
Bamboo dance
Koli
Kolkali

ANSWER: B

In Which City Is the National Rail Museum Situated?
Patna
Bengaluru
Lucknow
New Delhi

ANSWER: D

War Cry of MECHANISED INFANTRY REGIMENT Is

Bol Bajrang Bali Ki jai
Raja Ramachandra ki jai
Bolo Bharat Mata ki jai
None of the above

ANSWER: C

Lonar Lake Is Situated in The State Of _______.

Maharashtra
West Bengal
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh

ANSWER: A

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Divyanshu Pandey

Senior Lecturer General Studies, SSBCrackExams, Cleared CDS 4 times, NDA 2 times, Ex- N.C.C. cadet, SSB Expert. Passionate Teacher, Trained defence aspirants for their SSB Interview, BSc in PCM expertise in Geography, Indian Polity, Current Affairs and Defence affairs. Writing Article and Travelling solo.