Defence Current Affairs 02 January 2025

In Daily Defence Current Affairs for 02 January 2025, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial 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. Let us now see the Daily Defence Current Affairs.

Defence Current Affairs 02 January 2025

MoD Declares 2025 as ‘Year of Reforms’

• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with all the Secretaries of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on the eve of the New Year to review the progress on various schemes, projects, reforms and the way ahead.
• In order to give impetus to the ongoing and future reforms, it was unanimously decided to observe 2025 as the ‘Year of Reforms’ in the MoD.
• This would aim at transforming the Armed Forces into a technologically-advanced combat-ready force capable of multi-domain integrated operations.

Sale of Tickets for Republic Day Parade

• The sale of tickets for Republic Day Parade 2025 and Beating Retreat will commence on January 02, 2025.
• Tickets can be purchased directly from the following portal/platform:
• aamantran.mod.gov.in
• ‘Aamantran’ mobile app.

Navy to Commission 2 Frontline Warships, 1 Submarine on Jan 15

• The Indian Navy will commission two indigenously constructed frontline warships and a diesel-electric submarine on January 15 that is expected to significantly enhance the force’s overall combat prowess.
  • All the three platforms — guided-missile destroyer Surat, stealth frigate Nilgiri and submarine Vagsheer — are equipped with the latest weapons and sensors.
  • The warships and submarine will be commissioned at a ceremony at the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
  • All three platforms have been designed and constructed entirely at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, a testament to India’s growing self-reliance in the critical domain of defence production.

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Assumes Command

• Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on 01 January 2025.
• The Air Marshal was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot on 06 December 1986.  He is an alumnus of NDA Pune, Air Force Test Pilots School, Bangalore, Air Command and Staff College, USA and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK.

Indian Armed Forces Chiefs to Get aides from Sister Services

• In Short
• Move aims to enhance ‘theaterisation’ of Indian defence forces
• India set to be 1^st democratic country to achieve jointness of forces through consensus
• General Anil Chauhan leads consensus-based approach for tri-service synergy
• The personal staff officers for service chiefs of all defence forces, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, will be appointed from their sister services from January 1, 2025, marking a significant move towards achieving uniformity in the forces.
• This will be a major move towards the ‘theaterisation‘ of the defence forces, a process which began with the appointment of the first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, in 2020.
• All service chiefs used to get their personal staff officers, known as Aide-de-Camp (ADCs), from not only their own services, but also from a unit with which they felt connected.
• This will be the first time that ADCs will be appointed for service chiefs from other services.

Multiple Choice Questions of DCA

1. From January 1, 2025, personal staff officers for the service chiefs of the Army,
   Navy, and IAF will be appointed from:
   A. Their own service
   B. Sister services
   C. Civilians
   D. Retired officers
   ANSWER: B
2. Who assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on
   January 1, 2025?
   A. Air Marshal Rakesh Singh
   B. Air Marshal Vivek Choudhary
   C. Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra
   D. Air Marshal Arun Mehta
   ANSWER: C
3. Which three combatants will the Indian Navy commission on January 15, 2025,
   at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai?
   A. Nilgiri, Surat, and Vaghsheer
   B. Vikrant, Vishakhapatnam, and Kalvari
   C. Shivalik, Talwar, and Khanderi
   D. Arihant, Vela, and Kiltan
   ANSWER: A
4. What has the Ministry of Defence designated 2025 as?
   A. Year of Modernization
   B. Year of Reforms
   C. Year of Development
   D. Year of Innovation
   ANSWER: B
5. Operation Sarp Vinash 2.O Started By
   E. BSF
   F. Indian Army
   G. Indian Navy
   H. IAF
   ANSWER: B
6. What is the meaning of ‘Udbhav’ in the context of ‘Project UDBHAV’?
   A. Innovation
   B. Origin
   C. Strategy
   D. Military Power
   ANSWER: B
7. When is India scheduled to launch its human spaceflight mission, ‘Gaganyaan’?
   A. 2022
   B. 2023
   C. 2024
   D. 2026
   ANSWER: D
8. In Colonial Era CRPF Was Known As
   A. Crown Representative’s Police
   B. Crown Response Force
   C. Queens Protection Force
   D. None
   ANSWER: A
9. Elizabeth II was Queen Of The
   A. USA
   B. UK
   C. Israel
   D. China
   ANSWER: B
10. Ex HARIMAU SHAKTI Conducted b/w India &
    A. Malaysia
    B. Maldives
    C. Mongolia
    D. Myanmar
    ANSWER: A
11. INS Darshak Is A
    A. Destroyer
    B. OPV
    C. Submarine
    D. Hydrographic Survey Ship
    ANSWER: D
12. Pangong Tso lake Is Located In
    A. Kashmir
    B. Ladakh
    C. Odisha
    D. Kochi
    ANSWER: B
13. INS Khukri Is A Type Of
    A. Frigate
    B. Submarine
    C. Destroyer
    D. Missile Corvette
    ANSWER: D
14. Pangong Tso lake Is Located In
    A. Kashmir
    B. Ladakh
    C. Odisha
    D. Kochi
    ANSWER: B
15. Priyadarshini Is A Fast Patrol Vessel Of
    A. ICG
    B. IAF
    C. Indian Navy
    D. BSF
    ANSWER: A
16. Which Port Is Located In the Western Coast of India?
    A. Kandla
    B. Kolkata
    C. Mangalore
    D. Visakhapatnam
    ANSWER: A
17. AAI Stands For
    A. Airport Author of India
    B. Air Authority of India
    C. Airport Authority of India
    D. None of the above
    ANSWER: C
18. India Purchased Boeing 737 from
    A. USA
    B. Sweden
    C. France
    D. None of the above
    ANSWER: A
19. Indian Army Flag Consist Colours of___ Colours.
    A. Gold, Red And Black
    B. Gold, Red And Blue
    C. Gold, Rose Black And Black
    D. Green, Red And Black
    ANSWER: A
20. Operation Talwar Was Conducted In
    A. 1978
    B. 1988
    C. 1998
    D. 1999
    ANSWER: D

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