1. Fill in the blanks :- ( 5 )
(a) The chief of the Indian Army is ………. ?
Answer :- General
(b) Supreme Commander of all the armed forces is ……….
Answer :- President
(c) Army Headquarters is located at ………. ?
Answer :- In Delhi
(d) The highest rank of the Indian Army is ……….
Answer :- General
(e) Indian Military Academy is located in ……… ?
Answer :- In Dehradun
2. Name the different parts of the Indian Army ? ( 4 )
Answer :-
(i) Indian Army
(ii) Indian Air Force
(iii) Indian Navy
3. Name the different commands of the Army ? ( 5 )
Answer :-
The Army is divided into 7 commandos, which are as follows –
Eastern command – Kolkata
Western commond – Chandimandir
Northern commond – Udhampur
Southern Commond – Pune
South West commond – Jaipur
Central commond – Lucknow
Training commond – Shimla
4. Fill in the blanks :- ( 10 Marks )
(a) The Supreme Commander of the Indian Army is ……….
Answer :- President
(b) National Defense Academy is in ……… ?
Answer :- Khadagwasla, Pune
(c) Senior in the army J. C. O. What is the rank of ………… ?
Answer :- Subedar Major
(d) What is the command of ………… in the Indian Army ?
Answer :- 7
(e) Battalion commanders in the army are of the rank of ……….
Answer :- Colonel
5. Write Full Form :- ( 5 Marks )
(a) AMC – Army Medical Corps
(b) RVC – Remount and Veterinary Corps
(c) EME – Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
(d) AEC – Army Education Corps
(e) ASC – Army Service Corps
6. Name the 5 Supporting Services in the Indian Army ? ( 10 )
Answer :-
(i) ASC
(ii) AMC
(iii) AOC
(iv) AEC
(v) EME
(vi) Signal
7. List the badges of the ranks of the army :- ( 5 )
Answer :-
(i) Lieutenant
(ii) Captain
(iii) Major
(iv) Lt. Col. ( Lieutenant Colonel )
(v) Col ( Colonel )
(vi) Brig
(vii) Maj Gen ( Major General )
(viii) Lt. Gen ( Lieutenant General )
(ix) Gen ( General )
8. Fill in the blank :- ( 5 )
(i) The highest bravery award during war is ………….. ?
Answer:- Param Vir Chakra
(ii) The highest sacrifice award in time of peace is ………….. ?
Answer :- Ashok Chakra
(iii) Indian Army is divided into ………….. Commands ?
Answer :- In 7 command
(iv) ASC, AMC, AOC, AEC etc. are ………….. ?
Answer :- Supporting Forces
(v) The field and sub-area headquarters of the Army is ………… ?
Answer :- Static
9. Write the full names of the following :- ( 5 )
(a) ADC – Aide-de-camp
(b) EME – Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
(c) AEC – Army Education Corps
(d) GR – Grid Reference
(e) RR – Rastriya Rifle
10. Name the parts of the Indian Army that fought the war ? ( 3 )
Answer :-
(i) Armored
(ii) Artillery
(iii) Mechanise Infantry
(iv) Army Air Defense ( AAD )
(v) Infantry
11. Fill in the blanks :- ( 3 )
(a) The highest gallantry medal during the war is …………..
– PVC
(b) The highest gallantry medal during peace is …………..
– Ac
(c) Indian Military Academy is located at …………..
– Dehradun
12. Write True and False :- ( 5 )
(i) Earth is a tank ?
Answer :- Wrong
(ii) Nag is an advanced type of anti-tank missile ?
Answer :- Correct
(iii) Usually a division consists of 5 brigades and 1 head quarter ?
Answer :- Wrong
(iv) There are 4 rifle companies in an infantry battalion ?
Answer :- Correct
(v) There are 12 jawans in a section ?
Answer :- Wrong
13. Name the 3 Fighting and 2 Supporting branches of the army ? ( 5 )
Answer :-
Fighting Army :-
(i) Armored
(ii) Artillery
(iii) Mechanise Infantry
(iv) Army Air Defense ( AAD )
(v) Infantry
Supporting Army :-
(i) ASC
(ii) AMC
(iii) AOC
(iv) AEC
(v) EME
(vi) Signal
14. Write the full form of the following :- (5 Marks )
(a) AMC – Army Medical Corps
(b) ANO – Associate NCC Officer
(c) NCC – National Cadet Corps
(d) GCI – Girl’s Cadet Instructor
(e) NDA – National Defense Academy
15. Name the honors and medals given during the war in the Indian Army ? ( 5 )
Answer –
(i) PVC (ii) MVC
(iii) VRC (iv) SM
(v) AC (vi) SC
(vi) KC
16. Fill in the blanks :-
(i) Headquarters of Central Command ………. is in ?
Answer :- In Lucknow
(ii) Army Head Quarter ………. is in ?
Answer :- In Delhi
(iii) ………. What is the smallest unit of infantry ?
Answer :- Section
(iv) Of your NCC group ………. Group Commander ?
Answer :-
(v) Battalion Commander ………. rank officer ?
Answer :- Colonel
17. Write about the characteristics of Indian infantry ? ( 5 )
Answer –
(i) Self-reliance
(ii) To take possession of the land
(iii) Mobility
(iv) Capacity and area wise pouring
( according to all types of climate and land )
18. Fill in the blank :- ( 5 )
(a) The Eastern Command Headquarters of the Indian Army is in ………… ?
Answer – Kolkata
(b) The Western Command Headquarters of the Indian Navy is in ………… ?
Answer – Mumbai
(c) The tactics of an infantry attack are ………… and ………… ?
Answer – Fire & Move
(d) The name of the Chief of Army Staff of India is ………. ?
Answer – General Manoj Pandey
(e) Is the post of ………… in the Indian Air Force equivalent to the rank of Colonel of the Indian Army ?
Answer – Group Captain
19. Write True or False :- ( 5 Marks )
(a) China attacked the northern border of India in October 1962 ?
– ( Correct )
(b) Indian Army has two parts ?
– ( Wrong )
(c) Lucknow is the training command of the Indian Army ?
– ( Wrong )
(d) There are 10 men in an infantry section ?
– ( Correct )
(e) Operation Vijay was launched from May to July 1999 ?
– ( Correct )
20. What are the major wars fought by the Indian Army after independence ? ( 4 )
Answer :-
(i) 1947-1948 – Kashmir dispute
(ii) 1962 – Indo-China ( Himalayan Boundary Dispute )
(iii) 1965 – India-Pakistan ( Kashmir dispute )
(iv) 1971 – India-Pakistan ( Bangladesh Partition )
(v) 1999 – Kargil War ( Border Dispute )
21. Fill in the blank :- ( 10 )
(a) The highest award is given for display of courage while fighting the enemy.
– PVC
(b) The Indo-Pak war for the independence of Bangladesh took place in the ………… year ?
– in 1971
(c) A section of infantry is divided into ………… and ………… group ?
– In Assault and Support Groups
(d) The first Field Marshal of India was ……………. ?
– General Sam Manekshaw
(e) The Major General of the Army is equal to the ………. Officer of the Navy ?
– Equivalent to Rear Admiral
22. What are the methods of estimating distance ? ( 6)
Answer :-
(i) Unit Method
(ii) Mode of Appearance
(iii) Key-Range Method
(iv) Section averaging method
(v) bracketing method
(vi) Hawig’s method
23. Fill in the blank :- ( 10 Marks )
(a) The highest officer of the Indian Armed Forces is ………..
– President
(b) The infantry section is divided into …………..
– Two ( Assault Group and Support Group )
(c) LMG group consists of ………… jawans ?
– Two
(d) The Northern Command of the Indian Army is located in ………… ?
– in Udhampur
(e) Presently the Indian Army Chief is …………. ?
– General Manoj Pandey
24. Name any five regiments of the Indian Army ? ( 5 )
Answer :-
(i) Gorkha Regiment (ii) Assam Regiment
(iii) Naga Regiment (iv) Mahar Regiment
(v) Dogra Regiments (vi) Punjab Regiments
(vii) Madras Regiment (viii) Rajput Regiment
(ix) Jat Regiment (x) Bihar Regiment
25. Fill in the blank :- ( 10 )
(a) Navy Day is celebrated on ……….
– on 4th December
(b) What is the command of ………… in the Indian Army ?
– Seven Commandments
(c) The chief of the Indian Army is ………. ?
– General Manoj Pandey
(d) Corps, Division and Brigade are called …………. Force ?
– military
(e) Sailor rank in Navy is equal to …………. rank of Army ?
– lieutenant
(f) The Southern Command of the Navy is in ……… ?
– cochin
(g) The full form of AMC is ………… ?
– Army Medical Corps
(h) The first P.V.C was given in ………. ?
– in 1947
(i) Full name of IAF is ………… ?
– Indian Air Force
26. Write full name of auxiliary services :- ( 6)
(a) ASC – Army Service Corps
(b) AMC – Army Medical Corps
(c) AOC – Army Ordinance Corps
(d) AEC – Army Education Corps
(e) EME – Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
(f) DSC – Defense Service Corps
27. Fill in the blanks :- ( 5 )
(a) The name of the Chief of Army Staff is ………. ?
Answer :- General Manoj Pandey
(b) What is the earning of the Indian Army ?
Answer :- 7
(c) The name of our Defense Minister is ……… ?
Answer :- Shri Rajnath Singh
(d) The name of Additional Director General NCC Bihar and Jharkhand is ………. ?
Answer :-
(e) The highest rank of the Indian Army is ……….
Answer :- General
28. Name the Air Force and Navy posts equivalent to the given Army rank ? ( 10 )
Army Air Force Navy
(a) Nayak – Corporal Leading Sailor-I
(b) Lieutenant – Flying Officer Sub-Lieutenant
(c) Major – Squadron Leader Lieutenant Commander
(d) Colonel – Group Captain Captain
(e) Brigadier – Air Commodore Commodore
29. Write the functions of the following auxiliary services of the Indian Army ? ( 5 )
(a) Army Education Corps – Military Corps provides training in reading and understanding maps, educational training in pre-commission training academies, capacity building in foreign languages, military music, management of Right to Information issues and shaping the young mind in various Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools. Excellent job to deliver. Implementation of non-formal educational programs like IGNOU Army Education Project (IAEP) and NIOS Education Project for Indian Army (NEPIA) to ensure continuing education of personnel, wards and dependents are other notable initiatives taken by the Corps. As the field of knowledge and education continues to converge with advanced technology, the Military Education Corps is poised to meet the emerging challenges and organizational needs of the times to come.
(b) Army Service Corps –
30. One Word Answer :-
(i) When did NCC get Ashok Chakra / AC ?
Answer :- In 1965
(ii) When did the Kargil war take place ?
Answer :- In 1999
(iii) The highest medal during the battle I s?
Answer :- PVC
(iv) Full Form of RR is :-
Answer :- Rastriya Rifle
(v) How many jawans are there in a section ?
Answer :- 10 jawans
(vi) Where is IMA located ?
Answer :- In Dehradun
(vii) What is INS Kaveri ?
Answer :- Submarine
(viii) When was the Yudh Seva Medal introduced ?
Answer :- In 1977
(ix) What is the rank of Navy and Air Force equivalent to Field Marshal ?
Answer:- Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Air Force
(x) In which war Vijayanta tank was used ?
Answer :- Indo-Pak war in 1971
31. Fill in the blanks :-
(i) ASC stands for ……….. ?
Answer :- Army Service Corps
(ii) What is M & C branch ?
Answer :- Miscellaneous
(iii) The operational command of the Indian Army is ………… ?
Answer :- 5
(iv) The Training Command Headquarters of the Army is ………… ?
Answer :- In Shimla
(vi) The first British Commander-in-Chief of India was ………… ?
Answer :- General Sir Rai Butcher
(vii) The first Commander-in-Chief of India was ………… ?
Answer :- General KM Cariappa
(viii) The first Field Marshal General of India was ………… ?
Answer :- General SHF Manekshaw
(ix) The first Chief of the Air Force of India, Air Marshal was ………… ?
Answer :- Sir Thomas Elmhurst
(x) The first Marshal of the Air Force of India was ………… ?
Answer :- Arjun Singh
32. One Word Answer :-
(i) What is Earth ?
Answer :- Missile
(ii) Who was the Param Vir Chakra winner of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles in the Kargil proceedings of the Indian Army in 1999 ?
Answer :- Captain Vikram Batra
(iii) Which soldiers were from the Param Vir Chakra winning Gorkha Rifles in the peacekeeping force ?
Answer :- Captain Gurbachan Singh
(vi) Who was the first Param Vir Chakra winner in Kashmir Military Action 1947-48 ?
Answer :- Major Somnath Sharma
(vii) When was the Yudh Seva Medal introduced in the Indian Army ?
Answer :- In 1988
(viii) Which no. is the gallantry medal of Mahavir Chakra ?
Answer :- II
(ix) What is the strike range of BrahMos ?
Answer :- 290 kms
(x) When did the Government of India establish the Nuclear Authority ?
Answer :- In 2003
33. Fill in the blank :-
(i) Trishul is a missile to hit ………… ?
Answer :- Air to air
(ii) The command of the Indian Air Force is ………… ?
Answer :- 6
(iii) Army Air Transport School is located in ………… ?
Answer :- In Agra
(iv) Army Clerves School is located in ………… ?
Answer :- In Aurangabad, Maharashtra
(v) A.E.C Training College and Center is located in ………… ?
Answer :- In Panchavati
(vi) Defense Services Staff College Wellington is situated in ………… ?
Answer :- Wellington
(vii) Snake is a medium advanced variety of ………… ?
Answer :- Anti tank missile
(viii) Vijayanta tank was used in the Indo-Pak war of ………… ?
Answer :- 1971
(ix) There is a ………… magazine of LG loaded near Brain One in the section ?
Answer :- 5
(x) Infantry battalion consists of ………… rifle company ?
Answer :- 4
34. Optional Questions :-
(i) How many officers are there in an infantry battalion ?
Answer :- 21
(ii) What is the rank of Platoon Commander in Infantry ?
Answer :- JCO
(iii) Which rank officer commands an infantry division ?
Answer :- Major General
(iv) The rank of Subedar Major is equivalent to which rank of the Air Force ?
Answer :- Master Warrant Officer
(v) The rank of Master Warrant Officer is equivalent to which rank of the Navy ?
Answer:- Chief Petty Officer
35. Fill in the blanks :-
(i) The task of Army Education Corps is to provide ………… to the soldiers of the army ?
Answer :- To educate
(ii) The work of the Army Judge Advocate Branch decides the ………… of the Army ?
Answer :- Cases
(iii) Military secretary branch keeps private ………… of army officers ?
Answer :- Accounting
(iv) The Colonel rank of the Army is equivalent to the ………… drawing of the Air Force ………… of the Navy ?
Answer :- Group Captain and Captain
(v) The rank of General of the Army is equivalent to ………… of the Navy and ………… of the Air Force ?
Answer :- Admiral of the Fleet, Marshal of the Air Force