Indian Defense Forces: Basic General Knowledge & Most Important Questions

Important PDF Notes About Indian Defence for Competitive Exam

Indian Defense Forces Most Important Questions

Defence G.K.. Multiple Choice Questions. The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.


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The whole administrative control of the Armed forces lies in the Ministry of Defence.

Defence covers a good number of questions making it an important topic to cover in SSC Exams.  Around 2-3 questions asks from Defence which surely makes it important for you to study the topic well for upcoming SSC and Other Competitive Exams. Here is Important points to remember about Indian defence for SSC Exams  which you should not ignore.

Important points to remember about Indian Defence


Major Point: 
  • The Supreme Commander of all Indian Forces is the President of India.
  • The whole administrative control of the Armed forces lies in the Ministry of Defence
  • The Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) is responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning defence of the country.
  • Indian defence system has been divided into three services -
  1. Army
  2. Air Force
  3. Navy


  1. Indian Army: The Indian Army is organized into seven commands:

S. No.
Command
HQ Location
1.
Western Command
Chandimadir, Punjab
2.
Eastern Command
Kolkata
3.
Northern Command
Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
4.
Southern Command
Pune
5.
Central Command
Lucknow
6.
Army Training Command
Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
7.
South Western Command
Jaipur


  1. Indian Air Force: Indian Air Force  is organised into seven commands

S. No.
Command
HQ Location
1.
Western Command
New Delhi
2.
Eastern Command
Shillong
3.
Southern Command
Tiruvananthpuram
4.
Central Command
Allahabad
5.
Training Command
Bangalore
6.
South Western Command
Gandhi Nagar
7.
Maintenance Command
Nagpur


  1. Indian Navy: Indian Navy is organised into following commands

S. No.
Command
HQ Location
1.
Western Command
Mumbai
2.
Eastern Command
Vishakhapatnam
3.
Southern Command
Kochi


  1. Indian Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is headed by a Director General. It headquarters is based in the Capital, New Delhi. It has
  • 3 Regional headquarters at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair
  • 1 District Headquarters in each of the nine coastal states and 2 in the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
  • 4 Coast Guard Stations, one each at Vadinar, Okha, Tuticorin and Mandapam.
  • It also has aerodromes in Daman and Chennai
  • Air Enclaves at Goa, Kolkata and Port Blair.


  1. Ranks of commissioned Officers

Indian Defence General knowledge Questions

Army
Air Force
Navy
General
Air Chief Marshal
Admiral
Lt. General
Air Marshal
Vice Admiral
Major General
Air Vice marshal
Rear Admiral
Brigadier
Air Commodore
Commodore
Colonel
Group Captain
Captain
Lt. Colonel
Wing Commander
Commander
Major
Squadron Leader
Lt Commander
Captain
Flight Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Flying Officer
Sub- Lieutenant


  1. Who is known as the father of Indian army?

    Answer: Major Stringer Lawrence


    2. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian Army ?
    Answer: Major Stringer Lawrence  


    3. 1st Indian to became Commander in Chief of Army?
    Answer: Km kariyappa


    4. Who is known as Kipper ?
    Answer: Km Kariyappa


    5. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian air force in Independent India ?
    Answer: Thomas Walker Elmhirs 


    6. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian Navy ?
    Answer:  R D Kathari


     7. Who is the commander in chief of Indian army when India got independence ?
    Answer: Robert Lockhart


     8. Which is India's first and only military base outside Indian territory ?

    Answer: Farkhor Air Base (Tajikistan)


     9. Who is the first Field Marshal (highest rank in the Indian Army) of Independent India ?
    Answer: Sam Manekshaw 


     10. In which year Indian air force established ?
    Answer: 1932 October 8


     11. Indian Army Day observed on ?
    Answer: January 15 


     12. Indian Airforce Day observed on ?
    Answer: October 8


     13. Indian Navy Day observed on ?
    Answer: December 4


     14. Which is the largest Cantonment (military area) in India ?
    Answer: Bathinda (and in Asia also)
 

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