1. Fill in the blank :- ( 5 )
(i) Third Battle of Panipat …………. fought in ?
Answer :- In 1761
(ii) National Defense Academy …………. is in ?
Answer :- In Khadakwasla, Pune
(iii) Indian Military Academy …………. is in ?
Answer :- In Dehradun
(iv) For the first time India detonated a nuclear device in ……….. A.D. ?
Answer: – At Army Base Pokhran, on 18 May 1974
(v) Army Day …………. is celebrated on ?
Answer :- On 15th January
2. Who have been the Field Marshals of India ? ( 5 )
Answer –
(i) Sam Manekshaw
(ii) K. M. Cariappa
3. Which battle took place between India and Pakistan ? ( 5 )
Answer –
(i) 1947 (ii) 1965
(iii) 1971 (iv) 1999
4. Write the boundaries of which states share with Pakistan ? ( 5 )
Answer :- Panguraj – Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir
5. Fill in the blank :- ( 5 )
(a) World War II started in the year ………….. ?
Answer :- In 1939
(b) The most famous place of Dras sector is ……….
Answer :- Tiger Hill
(c) Akbar’s full name was ……… ?
Answer :- Jalal Uddin Mohammad Akbar
(d) The battle of Haldighati was fought between Maharana Pratap and ……… ?
Answer :- Between the army of Mughal Emperor Akbar
(e) The war between India and China took place in the year ………. ?
Answer :- In 1962
6. Write the names of any five Param Vir Chakra winners ? ( 5 )
Answer –
(i) Captain Vikram Batra
(ii) Subedar Joginder Singh
(iii) Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal
(iv) Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav
(v) Lt. Manoj Pandey
(vi) Albert Ekka
7. Name the top 5 medals received in the army ? ( 5 )
Answer –
(i) PVC (ii) MVC
(iii) VRC (iv) SM
(v) AC (vi) SC
(vii) KC
8. Fill in the blank :- ( 5 )
(i) World War-II …………. ended in ?
Answer :- In 1945
(ii) Gun powder in battle for the first time in India …………. use by it was done ?
Answer :- Baber
(iii) Chief of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pak war in 1971 ………. Were ?
Answer :- Sam Manekshaw
(iv) The present Chief of Indian Army is …………. Are ?
Answer :- General Manoj Pandey
(v) Between India and Pakistan in 1965 …………. sign the agreement happened ?
Answer :- Tashkent
9. Write the full name of the following :- ( 5 )
(a) LOC – Line Of Control
(b) PVC – Paramveer Chakra
(c) COAS – Chief of the Army Staff
(d) POK – Pak Occupied Kashmir
(e) MEA – Ministry of External Affairs
10. Write the rank structure of army officer ? ( 5 )
Answer :-
(i) Lieutenant
(ii) Captaion
(iii) Major
(iv) Lt. Col.
(v) Col.
(vi) Brig.
(vii) Maj. Gr.
(viii) Lt. Gen.
(ix) General
11. Answer the following :- ( 10 )
(a) Write the name of the first woman Defense Minister ?
Answer :- Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman
(b) Who was the chief of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pak war of 1971 ?
Answer :- Sam Manekshaw
(c) Write the names of 5 countries bordering India ?
Answer :-
(i) Nepal (ii) Bangladesh
(iii) Sri Lanka (iv) Bhutan
(v) China (vi) Pakistan
(vii) Myanmar (viii) Maldiv
(ix) Afganistan
(d) What were the three main wars between India and Pakistan after 1947 happened in the Year ?
Answer :-
(i) 1965
(ii) 1971
(iii) 1999
(e) When did the war between India and China take place ?
Answer :- 1962
12. Fill in the blanks :-
(i) In 1922 ………. Military College was opened in ?
Answer :- In Dehradun
(ii) The place of British ‘Taj’ in the Indian Army after independence is ………. Got the sign ?
Answer :- Ashoka Symbol
(iii) Indian Prime Minister in 1965 Indo-Pak war ………. and Pakistani President ………. Was there an agreement between ?
Answer :- Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan
(iv) East Pakistan in 1970 ………. Made ?
Answer :- Bangladesh
13. Name some major operations in defense since independence ? (10)
Answer :-
(i) Operation Polo, 1948
(ii) in Operation Vijay, 1961
(iii) Operation Blue Star, 1984
(iv) in Operation Meghdoot, 1984
(v) Operation Rajiv in 1987
(vi) Operation Pawan, in 1987
(vii) In Operation Vijay, 1999
(viii) in Operation Parakram, 2001
(ix) Operation Cyclone, in 2008
(x) In Operation Sahyog, 2018
14. Fill in the blank :- ( 5 )
(a) Kargil military action took place in the year …………. ?
– in 1999
(b) At the time of Indo-Pak war of 1971, ……… was the Prime Minister ?
– Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(c) Maharana Pratap fought the battle of Haldighati with ……… ?
– With the army of the Mughal emperor Akbar
(d) The total command of the army is ………… and the training command is located in ……… ?
– Seven Commandments and in Shimla
(e) The first Param Vir Chakra winner was ………….. ?
– Major Somnath Sharma
15. Answer in brief :- (10)
(a) Write the names of two Field Marshals of the Indian Army ?
Answer :-
(i) K M Cariappa
(ii) Sam Maneksha
(b) Write the names of any three Param Vir Chakra winners ?
Answer –
(i) Captain Vikram Batra
(ii) Subedar Joginder Singh
(iii) Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal
(iv) Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav
(v) Lt. Manoj Pandey
(vi) Albert Ekka
16. Write True and False :-
(i) Indo-Pak ceasefire of 1965 took place on 25 September ?
Answer :- Correct
(ii) Aircraft were used for the first time in World War-II ?
Answer :- Wrong
(iii) Atom bomb was used in the First World War ?
Answer :- Wrong
(iv) Rigveda shows that Aryans had Chaturangani army ?
Answer :- Wrong
(v) In India, the Mughals used cannon for the first time ?
Answer :- Correct
17. Write the names of 5 Navaratnas who lived in Akbar’s court ? ( 10 )
Answer :-
(i) Abul Fazl
(ii) Faizi
(iii) Tansen
(iv) Birbal
(v) Raja Todarmal
(vi) Raja Mansingh
(vii) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana
18. Fill in the blanks :- ( 5 Marks )
(a) The Battle of Haldighati was fought between …………. and ………. ?
Answer :- Rajput, Mughal army
(b) Kargil war took place in the year …………… ?
Answer :- 1999
(c) ………. ( Country ) independence through Indo-Pak war fought in the year 1971 happened ?
Answer :- Bangladesh, 1971
(d) Maharana Pratap’s ……… was the ruler, whose capital was ……… ?
Answer :- Mewar, Chittor
(e) IMA is located in ………. ?
Answer :- Dehradun
19. Write a short note on Kargil War ? ( 5 )
Answer :- Kargil War is an armed conflict between India and Pakistan. Between May and July 1999 in Kargil district of Kashmir and along the LOC Happened around The reason for the war lies in the position of the Indian side of the LOC. There was an infiltration of Pakistani soldiers disguised as Kashmiri terrorists. Indian The Indian Army backed by the Air Force on the situation on the Indian side of the LOC recaptured. The conflict ended on 26 July 1999. from then to this day It is celebrated by India as Kargil Vijay Diwas. end of war till, the resumption of control over all areas south and east of the Line of Control went. As established in July as per the Simla Agreement. Captain Vikram Batra, Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, Rifleman Sanjay for his gallant services during the Kargil War Awarded with Param Vir Chakra.
20. Write True and False :-
(i) East India Company’s control over India after the 1857 War of Independence Is the kingdom over ?
Answer :- Correct
(ii) Kargil war started in May 1999 ?
Answer :- Correct
(iii) Air force was not used in Kargil war ?
Answer :- Wrong
(iv) Akbar started the Din-e-Ilahi religion ?
Answer :- Correct
(v) Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Haldighati ?
Answer :- Wrong
21. How many commands are there in the army ? write the name. ( 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
22. Briefly describe the 1971 war between Indo-Pak ? ( 5 )
Answer :- Pakistan had to face a major defeat in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, East Pakistan became independent and a new country was formed in the form of Bangladesh. The Pakistani army surrendered on 16 December itself. There was a military conflict between Indo-Pak in 1971. It started from 3 December 1971 to 16 December 1971 due to the freedom struggle of the then East Pakistan, in just 13 days the Pakistani army surrendered. This war was one of the shortest recorded wars in history.
23. Optional Questions :-
(i) When is International Yoga Day celebrated ?
Answer :- 21 June
(ii) Who was first given the post of Field Marshal ?
Answer :- General S. F. J. manekshaw
(iii) Who was first awarded with Param Vir Chakra ?
Answer :- Major Somnath Sharma
(iv) Who was the chief general of Aurangzeb ?
Answer :- Bairam Khan
(v) In which year were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ?
Answer :- In 1945
24. Write the reasons for the defeat of Maharana Pratap in the battle of Haldighati ? ( 5 )
Answer :- ( Search on Google )
25. Write a short note on General Bipin Rawat ? ( 5 )
Answer :- General Bipin Rawat was born on 16 March 1958. He was the first Chief of Defense Staff of India. He assumed the post of CDS on 1 January 2020. Earlier, he had served as the Indian Army Chief from 31 December 2016 to 31 December 2021. He died in a ship accident on 8 December 2021.
26. Fill in the blank :- ( 10 )
(i) Third battle of Panipat was fought in ………..
Answer :- In 1761
(ii) National Defense Academy is in ………..
Answer :- Khadakwasla ( in Pune )
(iii) Indian Military Academy is in ………..
Answer :- In Dehradun
(iv) For the first time India detonated a nuclear device in ……….. A.D.
Answer :- Army Base Pokharan ( 18th May 1974 )
(v) Army Day is celebrated on ………..
Answer :- On 15th January
27. Write about the Battle of Haldighati ? ( 5 )
Answer :- The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between the cavalry and archers supporting Maharana Pratap of Mewar and the army of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, led by Raja Man Singh I of Amer. Maharana Pratap mainly got the support of Bhil tribe in this war.
28. Write 10 lines on the biography of Field Marshal Sam Maneksha ? ( 10 )
Answer :- Manekshaw was born on 3 April 1914 in Amritsar in a Parsi family. He was one of the 40 students selected for the first batch (1932) of the Indian Military Academy. Joined the Indian Army in 1934. Manekshaw was the Chief of Indian Army. Under whose leadership India won the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. As a result Bangladesh was born. He was made the Chief of the Army Staff in 1969 and was awarded the honor of Field Marshal in 1973. His illustrious career started with the British Indian Army and spanned 4 decades, during which 5 wars were also fought. In 1972, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Vibhushan. He died on 27 June 2008 at 12:30 pm in the ICU of Military Hospital, Wellington.
29. Fill in the blank :- ( 5 )
(i) First Param Vir Chakra winner ………. Were ?
Answer :- Major Somnath Sharma
(ii) First Field Marshal General ………. Were ?
Answer :- Manek Shaw
(ii) Maratha general in the third battle of Panipat ………. Were ?
Answer :- Peshwa Sadashiv Rao Bhau
(iv) Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Great Vaidya ………. was did ?
Answer :- Pandit Gaga Bhatt
(v) Emperor Prithviraj III, blinded by the piercing arrow,………. was killed ?
Answer:- Mohammad Ghori
30. Write 10 lines on the biography of K.M Cariappa.
Answer :- Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa was born on January 28, 1899 in Kodagu (Coorg) of Karnataka at a place called Shanivarsanthi. Coorg was a princely state at that time. Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. KM Cariappa led the army on the western border in the Indo-Pak war of 1947. His military career spanned almost 3 decades during which he was appointed Chief of Army Staff on 15 January 1949. Since then 15 January is celebrated as ‘Army Day’. Cariappa belonged to the Rajput Regiment. He retired in 1953, yet he continued to support the Indian Army in some form or the other. Field Marshal KM Cariappa died on 15 May 1993 in Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. He was 94 years old at the time of his death.