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Defence Current Affairs 03 January 2024
Army To Be Deployed Across Bangladesh
- Thousands of armed forces personnel will be deployed across Bangladesh from Wednesday to ensure that the January 7 general elections are held in a free, fair, and peaceful manner, the Defence Ministry said.
- The armed forces will assist the Election Commission and local civil administration till January 10 to help maintain law and order before, during, and after the upcoming national polls, a press release by the ministry said.
- The Army will be deployed in 62 districts and will perform duties jointly with the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in 47 bordering upazilas, the release said.
- A total of 1,151 platoons of paramilitary border guards were deployed across the country on December 29, who will work in tandem with the police, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and armed forces for 13 days surrounding the January 7 polls.
Lt Gen Ram Chander Tiwari Assumes Charge Of Eastern Command
- Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command on January 1, 2024.
- Tiwari assumed office after paying homage to the bravehearts at Vijay Smarak Memorial followed by Guard of Honour at the Eastern Command Headquarters. Prior to this, he was General Officer Commanding of Uttar Bharat Area- Bareilly, Eastern Command said.
Four Manipur Police Personnel And Three BSF Soldiers Injured
- Seven security personnel, including four Manipur Police commandos and three BSF jawans, were injured in an attack by suspected militants on Tuesday at Moreh in Tengnoupal district, close to the Myanmar border.
- With Tuesday’s incident, a total of 11 security personnel have been injured in different extremist attacks in Tengnoupal district since Saturday.
- Reacting to the escalating violence, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum and Committee on Tribal unity have declared 24-hour shutdown in all Kuki-Zo areas (from midnight of January 3 to Jan 4) to protest against the alleged atrocities of the Meitei state forces and to demand their removal from all Kuki-Zo districts.
Indian Army To Deploy Apache Attack Helicopters In Jodhpur
- The Indian Army is going to bolster its combat capabilities near the Pakistan border in the western desert as it is going to deploy its six Apache attack helicopters at a military station in Jodhpur.
- “The first of the choppers is expected to start arriving from the US in February-March timeframe at the Hindan air base as scheduled in the contract. The choppers would then be deployed at a military station in Jodhpur for operations,” military officials.
- The Indian Air Force already has a fleet of 22 Apache helicopters deployed at both western and northern borders and the Army inductions would take the joint inventory to 28.
- We have already trained more than 50 of our pilots and technicians at the American facilities as per the contract with the Americans. We would be able to operationalise the fleet in a very short time, they said.
Japan Airlines Aircraft Catches Fire At Haneda Airport
- In a shocking incident at Haneda Airport, Japan Airlines Flight 516, en route from New Chitose Airport, erupted into flames just after landing on Runway C at approximately 5:47 pm (local time) on Tuesday, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported.
- Japan Airlines has reported that there were 367 passengers on board, including eight children, along with a crew of 12. All 379 passengers and crew members were evacuated from the aircraft safely.
- The incident has prompted a massive emergency response, with at least 70 fire trucks and other vehicles dispatched by the Tokyo Fire Department to extinguish the flames, as reported by NHK.
Defence Current Affairs Questions 03 January 2024
- C-390 Millennium Is A Civilian Aircraft of
A. Qatar
B. China
C. Australia
D. Brazil
ANSWER: D - Ream Naval Base Is In
A. Cambodia
B. China
C. Australia
D. Brazil
ANSWER: A - ‘Ex AUSTRA HIND’ conducted b/w India &
A. Qatar
B. Oman
C. Australia
D. Austria
ANSWER: C - Indian Army Has How Many Operational Commands?
A. 7
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4
ANSWER: B - Lieutenant colonel Rank Of Indian Army Is Equivalent To Which Rank Of Indian
Navy?
A. Commander
B. Wing Commander
C. Captain
D. Admiral
ANSWER: A - Which Country Is Not The Member Of The G-7?
A. Canada
B. USA
C. UK
D. India
ANSWER: D - Which Company Is The Manufacturer of The HAL Rudra?
A. DRDO & ISRO
B. DRDO & Israel Aerospace Industries
C. HAL
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C - MTCR Stands For
A. Missile Technology Control Resist
B. Missile Technology Control Regime
C. Missile Telecommunication Control Regime
D. None
ANSWER: B - The Brahmos Is A
A. Helicopter
B. Machine Gun
C. UAV
D. Supersonic Missile
ANSWER: D - INS Satpura Is A
A. Destroyer
B. OPV
C. Submarine
D. Guided Missile Stealth Frigate
ANSWER: D - Which Arm Of The Indian Army Handles Its Military Communications?
A. Corps of Signals
B. Corps of Engineers
C. Army Aviation Corps
D. Corps of Army Air Defence
ANSWER: A - Regimental Centre of Jat Regiment Is In
A. New Delhi
B. Pachmarhi
C. Meerut
D. Bareilly
ANSWER: D - Hq of Territorial Army Is In
A. New Delhi
B. Pachmarhi
C. Meerut
D. Secunderabad
ANSWER: A - Accra Is The Capital Of
A. Ghana
B. Greece
C. UAE
D. Maldives
ANSWER: A - “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” Book Is Written By
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Sitaram Yechuri
C. Hew Strachan
D. Ruskin Bond
ANSWER: D - __is the largest commercial oil company in India.
A. IOCL
B. CIL
C. GAIL
D. BPCL
ANSWER: A - __is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in the country.
A. IOCL
B. CIL
C. GAIL
D. ONGC
ANSWER: D - Which Nation Is A Global strategic partnership of India?
A. UK
B. USA
C. Thailand
D. Nepal
ANSWER: B - Joint Exercises B/w The India And Sri Lanka Is Called:
A. Yama
B. SLINEX
C. Indra
D. Tiger Triumph
ANSWER: B - “Tum Bharat Ke Veer Ho, Tum Apne Desh Ke Rakshak Ho.” Is The March Past Song Of
A. JKLI
B. Jat Regiment
C. Parachute Regiment
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C
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