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The first successful test of the Prithvi Missile was conducted in which year?

  • (A) 1989
  • (B) 1991
  • (C) 1993
  • (D) 1995

Answer: 1991

The first successful test of India's indigenously developed Prithvi Missile was conducted in 1991.

The Sam Manekshaw Award is presented annually to an officer of which force?

  • (A) Indian Army
  • (B) Indian Air Force
  • (C) Indian Navy
  • (D) Border Security Force

Answer: Indian Army

The Sam Manekshaw Award is given annually to the best officer of the Indian Army in honor of General Sam Manekshaw.

Who was the Indian Air Force's first Chief of Air Staff?

  • (A) Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee
  • (B) Air Marshal Arjan Singh
  • (C) Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa
  • (D) Air Marshal N. C. Suri

Answer: Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee

Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee was the first Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force after independence.

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What was the name of the operation that led to the liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule?

  • (A) Operation Polo
  • (B) Operation Vijay
  • (C) Operation Meghdoot
  • (D) Operation Shakti

Answer: Operation Polo

Operation Polo, launched in December 1961, led to the liberation of Goa from Portuguese colonial rule.

Which operation was conducted by India in 1999 to rescue stranded civilians during the Kargil War?

  • (A) Operation Vijay
  • (B) Operation Cactus
  • (C) Operation Meghdoot
  • (D) Operation Raahat

Answer: Operation Vijay

Operation Vijay was the name of India's military operation to retake the Kargil region and rescue civilians in 1999.

Who was the first woman fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force?

  • (A) Flight Lieutenant Shaliza Dhami
  • (B) Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Singh
  • (C) Squadron Leader Aarti Saroha
  • (D) Flight Lieutenant Priya Verma

Answer: Flight Lieutenant Shaliza Dhami

Flight Lieutenant Shaliza Dhami became the first woman fighter pilot to be inducted into the Indian Air Force.

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The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the British East India Company and which Indian ruler?

  • (A) Shuja-ud-Daula
  • (B) Mir Qasim
  • (C) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  • (D) Siraj-ud-Daula

Answer: Mir Qasim

The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the British East India Company and Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal.

Which Indian Army operation was launched to capture the Siachen Glacier?

  • (A) Operation Vijay
  • (B) Operation Meghdoot
  • (C) Operation Rahat
  • (D) Operation Polo

Answer: Operation Meghdoot

Operation Meghdoot was launched in 1984 to capture the Siachen Glacier, a disputed area between India and Pakistan.

The Indian Army's National Defence Academy is located in which city?

  • (A) Pune
  • (B) Dehradun
  • (C) Bangalore
  • (D) Delhi

Answer: Pune

The National Defence Academy (NDA) is located in Khadakwasla, near Pune, Maharashtra and is the main training center for future Indian officers.

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The Battle of Hilli, during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, was fought in which country?

  • (A) India
  • (B) Nepal
  • (C) Bangladesh
  • (D) Sri Lanka

Answer: Bangladesh

The Battle of Hilli was fought during the 1971 India-Pakistan war in the region of East Pakistan, which later became Bangladesh.

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