Daily Current Affairs 09-04-22

 
1. Which Indian Armed Force is training its non-medical personnel to function as ‘Battlefield nursing assistants (BFNA)’?
A.   Indian Army
B.   Indian Navy
C.   Indian Air Force
D.   Indian Coast Guard
  Answer: B  
 
2. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Armed Force, to tackle Covid-19 pandemic?
A.   Operation Bharat
B.   Operation AatmaNirbhar
C.   Operation CO-JEET
D.   Operation CO-WIN
 Answer: C  
 
3. Indian Army is planning to lease “Heron TP drones” from which country?
A.   USA
B.   Russia
C.   China
D.   Israel
  Answer: D  
 
4. Which is the Indian Navy’s oldest Hydrographic Survey vessel, that has been decommissioned recently?
A.   INS Kolkata
B.   INS Sandhayak
C.   INS Sindurakshak
D.   INS Suveer
  Answer: B  
 
5. MH-60 Romeo helicopters are procured by Indian Navy from which country?
A.   Russia
B.   Israel
C.   USA
D.   Iran
Answer: C  
 
6. Which armed force has been directed to provide a security cover for the Hyderabad premises of Bharat Biotech?
A.   CISF
B.   CRPF
C.   NSG
D.   SSB
  Answer: A  
 
7. Bagram airbase which was recently in news, is located in which country?
A.   Pakistan
B.   Afghanistan
C.   Iran
D.   Iraq
  Answer: B  
 
8. Who has taken over as new Vice Chief of the Air Staff on July 1, 2021?
A.   Air Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna
B.   Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
C.   Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora
D.   Air Marshal Gurcharan Singh Bedi
  Answer: B  
 
9. Which country supplied the MH-60R multi-role helicopters to India?
A.   France
B.   USA
C.   Russia
D.   Israel
 Answer: B  
 
10. India has obtained a commercial offer for delivery of 21 MiG-29 fighters from which country?
A.   USA
B.   Japan
C.   Russia
D.   Israel
  Answer: C  
 
11. Which organisation has launched a smart anti-airfield weapon, along with Indian Air Force (IAF)?
A.   ISRO
B.   DRDO
C.   BHEL
D.   HAL
  Answer: B  
 
12. Who is set to succeed Admiral Karambir Singh as the Chief of Naval Staff?
A.   R Hari Kumar
B.   Hari Shankar
C.   Mukundan
D.   Ashif Aslam
  Answer: A  
 
13. “Ex-SHAKTI 2021” the Indo-France joint military exercise commenced at which place?
A.   Andaman & Nicobar Islands
B.   Defence Institute Of Advanced Technology, Pune
C.   Military School of Draguignan, France
D.   Vishakhapatnam
  Answer: C  
 
14. Which is the fourth stealth Scorpene class submarine that was commissioned to the Indian Navy recently, under Project 75?
A.   INS Chakra
B.   INS Hamsa
C.   INS Hamla
D.   INS Vela
  Answer: D  
 
 
15. What is ‘Pralay’, which was test-fired recently off the Odisha coast?
A.   Short-range Ballistic Missile
B.   Inter-continental Missile
C.   Air-launched ballistic missile
D.   Submarine-launched ballistic missile

  Answer: A