Daily Defence Current Affairs With Video Lecture 22nd June 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

In Daily Defence Current Affairs for 22nd June 2023, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be very helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

Defence Current Affairs 22 June 2023 

Indian Army Forms ‘Bharatmala’ Commemorating    

• The Ninth International Yoga Day was celebrated by the Indian Army with fervour. The Army formed a ‘Bharatmala’ by conducting Yoga all along the border areas of the nation, ranging from the eastern extremity of Dong, where the first rays of the Sun fall in India to the sand dunes of Longewala in Rajasthan.
• General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff was the Chief Guest at the mass Yoga event organised at Cariappa Parade Ground, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi. The Army Chief’s participation encouraged everyone to make Yoga a daily habit. Continuing with the enhanced Indo-Africa partnership, outreach was also organised in African nations through Indian Army contingents deployed in United Nations (UN) Mission areas and in other Training Teams abroad.
• Later on, on 21 October 1991, the air station’s name was changed to INS Dega by Vice Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas, and the name of the air station is derived from the Telugu language which means an eagle of an enormous and potent bird family.

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Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Integrated Simulator Complex ‘Dhruv’  

• Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Integrated Simulator Complex ‘Dhruv’ at SNC, Kochi on June 21, 2023. The ISC ‘Dhruv’ hosts modern state-of-the-art indigenously built simulators which will significantly enhance practical training in the Indian Navy.
• These simulators are envisaged to give real-time experience in navigation, fleet operations and Naval tactics. These simulators will also be utilized for the training of personnel from friendly countries.
• The Ship Handling Simulators produced by ARI Pvt Ltd, New Delhi have been exported to 18 countries. The Astronavigation Dome developed by Infovision Technologies Pvt Ltd is the first of its kind in the Indian Navy.

HAL, Argentinian Aerospace Firm FAdeA To Explore Collaboration In MRO Space  

• HAL and Argentina’s Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) signed an MoU towards exploring the possibilities of collaboration in the field of MRO. The agreement will also involve meeting any offset requirements in case of the probable sale of HAL-made platforms in the Latin American region.
• The pact was inked during the ongoing Paris Air Show 2023, Bengaluru-headquartered state-run company HAL said.
• Similar to HAL, FAdeA is an Argentinian state-owned aerospace company under the administrative supervision of the South American country’s Ministry of Defence involved in the design, manufacture and maintenance of civil and military aircraft, it was noted.

Review Questions

• Which Force Formed A ‘Bharatmala’ By Conducting Yoga All Along The Border Areas Of The Nation?  
• IAF
• ICG
• Indian Army
• BSF

ANSWER: C

• INDUS-X Hosted By   
• FICCI
• US-India Business Council
• NASSCOM
• None

ANSWER: B

• HLFT-42 Is A   
• Helicopter
• Supersonic Trainer
• Air-to-Air Missile
• None

ANSWER: B

• LORA Stands For  
• Long-Range Artillery Weapon System
• Long-Range Army Weapon System
• Long-Ratified Artillery Weapon System
• None of the above

   ANSWER: A

• Hq of Northern Command Of the Indian Army Is In      
• Jaipur
• Srinagar
• Udhampur
• Jabalpur

ANSWER: C

• The National Cadet Corps (NCC) HQ, Is At___  
• New Delhi
• Mumbai
• Lucknow
• Pune

ANSWER: A

• The motto of THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY REGIMENT            
• Parakramo Vijayate
• Assam Vikram
• Yudhaya Krit Nishchaya
• Duty, Honour, courage

ANSWER: D

• SIMBEX Exercise Held B/W India And___?    
• USA
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Singapore

ANSWER: D

• ‘Banjul’ Is The Capital Of    
• Gabon
• Qatar
• Finland
• Gambia

ANSWER: D

• “Soma Veda: The Physics, Philosophy & Poetry of the Mystic Atharva Veda” Book Written By  
• V.P. Malik
• Anish Devgan
• Sai Deepak
• Maj Gen GD Bakshi (Retd.)

ANSWER: D

• Which Of The Following Is The Correct Sequence Of The Location Of the Seaports Of India From South To North?   
• Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut, Mangalore
• Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut, Mangalore, Cochin
• Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, Calicut, Mangalore
• Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, Mangalore

ANSWER: C

• Vice Admiral Rank of Indian Navy Is Equivalent to Which rank of Indian Army?  
• Commodore
• Captain
• Commander
• Lieutenant General

ANSWER: D

• INS Tarangini Is A   
• Helicopter
• Sailing Ship
• UAV
• None of the above

ANSWER: B

• Where Is The Training Command of The Indian Navy?  
• Kochi
• Vishakhapatnam
• Pune
• Mumbai

ANSWER: A

• What Is The Ranking Of The IAF In The World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA)?    
• 1^st
• 2^nd
• 3^rd
• 4^th

ANSWER: C

• National Crime Records Bureau Was Formed In             
• 11 March 1986
• 12 March 1987
• 13 March 1988
• None of the above

ANSWER: A

• Lt Commander Of the Indian Navy Is Equivalent To The Which Rank Of the Indian Army?  
• Brigadier
• Captain
• Lt. Colonel
• Major

ANSWER: D

• With reference to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which of the following statements is/are correct?
  1. India and Russia are the members of Shanghai Five.
  2. The SCO’s official languages are Chinese and English.
  3. Recently, Iran became a member of the Shanghai
  Cooperation Organization.
  Select the correct answer using the code given below:  
• 1 and 2 only
• 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 3 only

ANSWER: D

• India’s One and Only Tri-Services Command Is     
• New Delhi
• Northern Army Command
• Andaman & Nicobar Command
• None of the above

ANSWER: C

• Shishumar Is A   
• Air to Air missile
• Sniper Rifle
• Anti-tank Guided missile
• Submarine

ANSWER: D

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