Field Craft & Battle Craft – 20 Marks
(i) Measuring degrees with a hand
(ii) Measuring degrees with a compass
(iii) Types of Cover
(iv) Types of Movement
(v) Estimating distances
(vi) Why things are visible
(vii) Types of Section Formation
(viii) About Ambush
(ix) About Patrolling
Questions Answers Related to FC & BC
1. How many parties are there in an ambush, and which ones?
Answer: 4 parties –
(i) Scout party
(ii) Covering party
(iii) Stop party
(iv) Reserve party
2. How many ways are there to give field signals?
Answer: 3 ways –
(i) By hand
(ii) By weapon
(iii) By whistle
3. What is a “center line”?
Answer: A fictitious/imaginary line roughly dividing a given area of responsibility into two equal parts.
4. Explain how to choose a Aamrukh ?
Answer: Select an object as a center line that:
(i) that which is far away
(ii) Become famous and
(iii) Be forced to walk.
5. Describe methods for determining a target?
Answer:
(i) By selecting a center line
(ii) By dividing into smaller parts
(iii) By hand
(iv) By degrees (using a compass)
(v) By ground markers
6. How many types of movement are there?
Answer: Two types –
(i) With weapon
(ii) Without weapon
7. How many types of movement are there without a weapon?
Answer: 7 types of movement without weapon –
(i) Monkey movement
(ii) Cat movement
(iii) Kitten movement
(iv) Cheetah movement
(v) Crawling movement
(vi) Rolling movement
(vii) Normal movement
8. How many types of movement are there with a weapon?
Answer: Four types –
(i) Monkey movement
(ii) Cat movement
(iii) Rolling movement
(iv) Normal movement
9. How many types of cover are there?
Answer: 2 types of cover –
(i) Cover from view
(ii) Cover from fire
10. How many types of patrolling are there?
Answer: 2 types –
(i) Recce patrol
(ii) Protective patrol
11. Ambush is of how many types, and what are they?
Answer: 2 types –
(i) Opportunistic
(ii) Prepared
12. What word is used to describe an easy target?
Answer: GRAD –
G – Group
R – Range
A – Aid
D – Description
13. How many types of Platoon Formation are there?
Answer: Three types –
(i) One-Up Formation
(ii) Two-Up Formation
(iii) Three-Up Formation
14. How many types of Fire Control Orders are there?
Answer: 4 types –
(i) Prepared
(ii) Full Fire Order
(iii) Opportunistic
(iv) Precise Fire Order
15. What is an ambush?
Answer: It is a sudden attack from a concealed position on an unsuspecting and moving or briefly stationary enemy unit. It is carried out for a short period of time, and the area is abandoned immediately after the attack.
16. How many types of Section Formations are there?
Answer: 6 types –
(i) File Formation
(ii) Single File Formation
(iii) Diamond Formation
(iv) Spear-Head Formation
(v) Aero-Head Formation
(vi) Extended Line Formation
17. Write five methods for estimating distances.
Answer: 6 methods –
(i) Unit Method
(ii) Visual Method
(iii) Average Section Method
(iv) Range Method
(v) Bracketing Method
(vi) Halving Method
18. Why do things appear?
Answer: Things appear due to the improper use of 6 S’s and 1 M –
(i) Shape (ii) Shadow
(iii) Shine (iv) Surface
(v) Spacing (vi) Silhouette
& (i) Movement
19. The foreground is _______ yards away.
Answer: 300 yards
20. At _______ yards, a human head appears as a point.
Answer: 600 yards
21. Write the sequence of Fire Control Orders (5).
Answer: The sequence is remembered using the word GRIT –
(i) G – Group
(ii) R – Range
(iii) I – Indication of Target
(iv) T – Type of Fire
22. During reconnaissance, whose eyes and ears are considered?
Answer: Scout
23. Write the methods of giving field signals at night.
Answer:
(i) By hand/weapon in visible locations
(ii) By sound in non-visible locations
(iii) Radio set, rope, cable, and other available facilities
24. An open hand gesture represents ………… degrees?
Answer: 19°
25. The soldiers who go ahead of the section are called …………?
Answer: Scouts
26. What is camouflage?
Answer: It is the art of hiding by using artificial objects (Man Made).
27. What do you understand by concealment? (Concealment)
Answer: It is the art of hiding from the enemy’s sight and gunfire using natural sights and shapes. The main purpose of concealment in combat is to attack suddenly or protect oneself.
28. What is patrolling?
Answer: Patrolling is the act of monitoring an area by walking or using a light vehicle.
29. How many types of fire orders are there?
Answer: There are 2 types:
(i) Fire Direction Order
(ii) Fire Control Order
30. What are the 3 main stages of patrolling?
Answer:
(i) Preparation
(ii) Conduct
(iii) Debriefing
31. Write 5 hand signals.
Answer: Hand signals are as follows :
(i) Move fast
(ii) Lie down
(iii) Remain as you are
(iv) Advance
(v) Spread out
(vi) Halt
(vii) Follow me
(viii) Run
(ix) Turn back
(x) Enemy is retreating
32. Describe the characteristics of good cover?
Answer:
(i) A place from where you can observe and fire upon the enemy.
(ii) A place to avoid enemy observation and fire.
(iii) A place to easily advance from.
(iv) A place to rest for a long time.
33. What is fieldcraft?
Answer: Fieldcraft is the art of making effective use of available terrain during war. With this skill, soldiers can effectively attack the enemy while protecting themselves. Fieldcraft teaches us to make maximum use of all natural and man-made structures on the ground and cause maximum damage to the enemy.
34. Why does the distance appear greater than it actually is?
Answer:
(i) Low light
(ii) Sun in front of the observer
(iii) Viewing through a valley
(iv) Target
(v) When the observer is looking from above downwards
(vi) There is raised land between the observer and the target
35. Does the distance appear shorter than actual?
Answer:
(i) When the sun is behind the observer
(ii) When the target’s size is larger than a nearby object
(iii) When there is depressed land between the observer and the target
(iv) When the observer is looking upwards from below
(v) Excessive light
36. How many types of land are there?
Answer: 6 types
(i) Flat Ground
(ii) High Ground
(iii) Low Ground
(iv) Dead Ground
(v) Slopy Ground
(vi) Broken Ground