UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 16/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 16/60 SAMVEG IAS
Q.1 Consider the following statements regarding India’s first unmanned Tank, MUNTRA:

1. It has been indigenously developed by DRDO.
2. It has three variants for surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear or bio threat.

Select the code from following:

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2 Which among the following is/are surface-to-surface missiles?

1. Prithvi II
2. Agni II
3. K-15 Missile
4. Shaurya Missile

Choose correct answer:

1. 2 only
2. 2 and 4 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 4

Q.3 Consider the following about Scorpene-class submarines and identify the incorrect statement:

1. The submarines are built with the French technology at the Mazagaon Dock Ltd in Mumbai.
2. The Scorpene-class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarines jointly developed by the French Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) and the Spanish company Navantia, and now by DCNS.
3. All the six submarines under this class will be equipped with the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, which will enable them to stay underwater for longer duration.
4. None of the above

Q.4Consider the following pairs and choose the correctly matched pair/s from below options:
Missile deal : : Associated country

1. Spike anti-tank guided missile : : India-US
2. S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile systems : : India-Russia
3. Javelin anti-tank guided missile : : India-Israel

Choose appropriate code from options below:

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 2 and 3 only

Q.5‘Ajeya Warrior’ is a joint army training exercise between India and –

1. Nepal
2. UK
3. US
4. Russia