Daily Defence Current Affairs 26 January 2022
President Approves 384 Gallantry Awards & Other Defence Decorations to Armed Forces
- The President has approved awards of 384 Gallantry & other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel & others on the eve of 73rdRepublic Day celebrations.
- These include 12 Shaurya Chakras, 29 PVSM, 04 UYSM, 53 AVSM, 13 YSM, 03 Bar to VSM, 122 VSM, 03 Bar to SM(Gallantry), 81 SM(Gallantry), 02 VSM(Gallantry), 40 SM (Devotion to Duty), 08 Nao Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), and 14 Vayu Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty).
Neeraj Chopra To Be Awarded Param Vashistha Seva Medal 7 Padma Shri on Republic Day 2022
- Neeraj Chopra’s hat as the gold medalist will be awarded Param Vashistha Seva Medal by the 4 Rajputana Rifles on Republic Day.
- Neeraj Chopra is among the 6 sportspersons who will be conferred with the Padma Shri Award this year while Paralympics great Devendra Jhajharia is all set to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian award.
President Approves Tatrakshak Medals to Indian Coast Guard Personnel
- The President of India has awarded President’s Tatrakshak Medal/ Tatrakshak Medal to the following Indian Coast Guard Personnel for their act of conspicuous gallantry, exceptional devotion to duty & distinguished/ meritorious service
Late CDS Bipin Rawat Conferred with Padma Vibhushan
- The Ministry of Home Affairs on January 25 shared a list with the names of personalities who will be conferred with the Padma awards this year. As many as 128 personalities will be honoured with the Padma Awards.
- Late CDS General Bipin Rawat will confer with Padma Vibhushan for Civil Service.
- The list comprises four Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan & 107 Padma Shri awards.
Critical For UNSC To Focus, Act Upon Growing Threat of Terrorism in Africa: India
- India has called on the international community to focus its attention on the threat of terrorism in Africa, in particular the Sahel region, saying it must be ensured that terrorist groups and affiliated entities are not allowed to operate unchallenged in Libya.
- Sahel region stretches from Senegal on the Atlantic coast, through parts of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Sudan to Eritrea on the Red Sea coast.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- The President of India has awarded President’s Tatrakshak Medal to
- Indian Army
- ICG
- IAF
- BSF
ANSWER: B
- One who gets both awards ‘VSM’ as well as ‘Padma Shri’?
- Bipin Rawat
- Sonu Sood
- Neeraj Chopra
- M M Naravane
ANSWER: C
- Farkhor Air Base operated by Indian Air Force in collaboration with the__
- Iranian Air Force
- Israel Air Force
- USA Air Force
- Tajik Air Force
ANSWER: D
- Range of the Dhanush missile is-
- 350km
- 500km
- 400km
- 200km
ANSWER: A
- Which is a cruise missile?
- BrahMos
- Agni
- Pinaka
- Prahaar
ANSWER: A
- What is the name given to India’s first-ever satellite and nuclear-missile tracking ship?
- INS Tez
- INS Parvat
- INS Eklavya
- INS Dhruv
ANSWER: D
- The 28th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) held in
- Bay Of Bengal
- Arabian Sea
- South China Sea
- Indian Ocean
ANSWER: C
- Ajeya Warrior exercise is conducted between India & _
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
- UK
ANSWER: D
- Which Indian ship participated in the Maiden Maritime Partnership Exercise conducted by the Indian Navy with the Algerian Navy?
- INS Tabar
- INS Teg
- INS Trikand
- INS Talwar
ANSWER: A
- The President has approved awards of __ Gallantry & other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel.
- 381
- 382
- 383
- 384
ANSWER: D
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