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Daily Defence Current Affairs 27 April 2022
BRO@63” Multi-Dimensional Expedition
- Governor of Uttarakhand, Lt General Gurmit Singh Flagged off the “BRO@63” Multi-Dimensional Expedition from Dehradun on April 26, 2022.
- The expedition, a tribute to the grit & determination of the BRO Karamyogis, is being organised as part of the events leading to the 63rd Raising Day of the organisation, which is slated on May 07, 2022.
- The Multi-dimensional Expedition includes four distinct activities, i.e., a Mountaineering Trek, River Rafting, Cyclothon and Fit BRO Endurance Run.
- Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh appreciated the initiative taken by the Director General Border Roads, Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry and applauded the BRO for striking a balance between quality work and adventure activities.
- A total of 63 BRO Karamyogis, including six women participants, will undertake the challenging adventure over 12 days with an aim to touch cords with citizens and spread the awareness of the contribution of BRO towards National Integration, Nation Building, and Environmental Conservation.
IAF Readies Bagdogra Airfield for Resumption Of Civil Air Operations
- The Indian Air Force has carried out extensive resurfacing work on the runway of Bagdogra airfield enabling civil aircraft to resume operations from the morning of 26 April 2022.
- The work was executed with Border Roads Organisation as the implementing agency and was completed expeditiously to facilitate civil aircraft operations with least inconvenience to the airlines and passengers.
- Bagdogra is the second busiest airport of West Bengal and is a joint user international airport with a civil terminal attached to the IAF airfield. IAF’s timely completion of the work will enable approximately 8000 air travellers to fly to and from Bagdogra, to various parts of the country, every day.
- The Bagdogra airfield is not only important from a strategic point of view but is also a major international hub for promoting tourism and economy. The airfield is an important node for connecting Darjeeling and Siliguri to the rest of the country and the world.
- IAF remains committed to the Government’s Mission UDAN – ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’.
NATIONAL LEVEL LOGISTICS SEMINAR ‘LOGISEM VAYU – 2022’
- A national level Logistics seminar is being organised by IAF on 28 Apr 22 at Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi. The seminar will be inaugurated by the CAS, who shall also deliver the keynote address for the Inaugural Session. The theme of the seminar is ‘Orchestrating Logistics Support for Air Combat Operations‘.
- Prominent subject matter experts from the Government, Industry and think tanks would delve into aspects pertaining to National Logistics Policy and absorption of current disruptive technologies such as AI, ML, Blockchain, and loT.
- The seminar shall also have a session on logistics diplomacy, by entering into International Logistics Support Agreements with key allies, which could give a big boost to the supply chain and inter-operability.
HAL, Bharat Electronics Sign Deal To Make Indigenous Search & Track System For Su-30 MKI jets
- HAL said it has signed a contract BEL for co-development and co-production of Long-Range Dual-Band Infra-Red Search and Track System for Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jets. The contract was signed under the MAKE-II procedure of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020, as part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
- “The proposed IRST system will be a high-end strategic technology product in the field of defence avionics and technically competitive to existing IRST system in the global market with features of Television Day Camera, Infrared & LASER sensors in single window for air-to-air & air-to-ground target tracking and localization,”
- The violence perpetrated by the Naxals has been reduced by 41 percent and deaths by 54 percent in the country in 2020 as compared to 2013 and the arc of such incidents has been considerably restricted with just 30 districts accounting for 88 percent of all Maoist violence.
7th Raisina Dialogue 2022
- The Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Every year, leaders in politics, business, media, and civil society converge in New Delhi to discuss the state of the world and explore opportunities for cooperation on a wide range of contemporary matters.
- The Dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials, who are joined by thought leaders from the private sector, media, and academia.
- The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
- The theme for the 2022 Edition is “Terra Nova: Impassioned, Impatient, and Imperiled”. Over the course of three days, the Dialogue, will have panel discussions and conversations across multiple formats on six thematic pillars – (i) Rethinking Democracy: Trade, Tech and Ideology; (ii) End of Multilateralism: A Networked Global Order?; (iii) Water Caucuses: Turbulent Tides in the Indo-Pacific; (iv) Communities Inc.: First Responders to Health, Development, and Planet; (v) Achieving Green Transitions: Common Imperative, Diverging Realities; and (vi) Samson vs Goliath: The Persistent and Relentless Tech Wars
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference held annually in
- Kolkata
- New Delhi
- Mumbai
- Kochi
ANSWER: B
- Current Governor of Uttarakhand Is
- Lt General Gurmit Singh
- Major General A P Singh
- Anandiben Patel
- None
ANSWER: A
- The Military Engineer Services (MES) is a construction agency of which Defence Force?
- Indian Army
- Indian Navy
- Indian Air Force
- Indian Coast Guard
ANSWER: A
- How many countries participated in Malabar 21 Naval Exercise?
- Two
- Four
- Six
- Ten
ANSWER: B
- What is ‘Vigraha’, with respect to Indian Coast Guard?
- Offshore Patrol Vessel
- Submarine
- Destroyer
- Interceptor Boat
ANSWER: A
- The “Ladakh Scouts” is also known as –
- Snow Lions
- Snow Warriors
- Snow Leopards
- Snow Jackals
ANSWER: B
- ‘Cheetah’ and ‘Chetak’ are the names of :
- Fighter aircrafts
- Helicopters
- Armoured vehicles
- Infantry regiments
ANSWER: B
- What is the highest commissioned rank awarded in the Navy?
- Commodore
- Captain
- Wing Commander
- Admiral
ANSWER: D
- Annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu Done In
- 1961
- 1971
- 1981
- 1991
ANSWER: A
- Shenyang FC-31 Is A
- Destroyer
- OPV
- Submarine
- Fighter Jet
ANSWER: D
- IIT Stands For
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Indian Institute of Techno
- Indian Inter of Technology
- None of the above
ANSWER: A
- Armed Forces Medical College Is Located At
- Mumbai
- Pune
- Nashik
- None of the above
ANSWER: B
- ALH Stands For
- Advanced Light Helicopter
- Advanced Lighter Helicopter
- Advanced Loco Helicopter
- Advanced Laser Helicopter
ANSWER: A
- Cairo Is The Capital Of
- Egypt
- Qatar
- UAE
- Maldives
ANSWER: A
- “White Darkness: And Other Stories,” authored by
- Lt Gen Y K Joshi
- Sitaram Yechuri
- Hew Strachan
- Lt Col Ramesh Menon (Retd)
ANSWER: D
- ‘Varuna’ is a Defence Exercise b/w India &
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
- France
- Australia
ANSWER: C
- Where Is the Hq of The Southwestern Command of The Indian Army?
- Kochi
- Vishakhapatnam
- Pune
- Jaipur
ANSWER: D
- IRST Stands For
- Infra-Red Search and Terrorist System
- Infra-Red Search and Tokyo System
- Infra-Red Search and Track System
- None
ANSWER: C
- INDRA 2021 is a joint military exercise b/w India and which country?
- USA
- UK
- Japan
- Russia
ANSWER: D
- Which Is/Are Military Honour?
- Mahavir Chakra
- Kirti Chakra
- Vir Chakra
- All of the above
ANSWER: D
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