Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 20th February

Q1. Which country has become the first foreign country to place order for the purchase of BrahMos Shore-Based cruise Missile System for its navy?
(a) Maldives
(b) Philippines
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Myanmar
(e) None of the above

Q2. Indian Navy and _________undertook PASSEX exercises at the port of Cochin, in the Arabian Sea.
(a) Russian Navy
(b) US Navy
(c) Japanese Navy
(d) Australian Navy
(e) None of the above

Q3. India has invited a total of 46 friendly foreign countries to participate in the multinational naval exercise in Visakhapatnam. What is the name of exercise?
(a) Maitree
(b) Malabar
(c) Multiex
(d) Milan
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which Indian Naval Ship has participated in the Maritime Partnership Exercise held between Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in the Bay of Bengal?
(a) INS Kamorta
(b) INS Karanj
(c) INS Kiltan
(d) INS Kadmatt
(e) None of the above

Q5. _________defence company ‘Saab’ had been selected by the Indian Armed Force through a competitive programme for the supply of single-shot antiarmour weapon AT4.
(a) Swedish
(b) French
(c) Israeli
(d) South Korean
(e) None of the above

Q6. DRDO undertook the final test firing of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). This missile will be manufactured by which company?
(a) Bharat Dynamics Limited
(b) Hindustan Aeronautical Limited
(c) ISRO
(d) Bharat Electronics Limited
(e) None of the above

Q7. India and its partners in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad along with which two countries are participating in the multinational exercise Sea Dragon 2022?
(a) Maldives and France
(b) Canada and Germany
(c) France and Israel
(d) Canada and South Korea
(e) None of the above

Q8. Which country delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces?
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) Russia
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above

Q9. A Maritime Partnership Exercise was held between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in which of the following?
(a) Andaman Sea
(b) Arabian Sea
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Bay of Bengal
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who has set up an online Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM) and their dependents?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Anurag Singh Thakur
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(b)
Sol. Philippines has become the first foreign country to place order for the purchase of BrahMos Shore-Based cruise Missile System for its navy.

S2.Ans (a)
Sol. Indian Navy and Russian Navy undertook PASSEX exercises at the port of Cochin, in the Arabian Sea.

S3.Ans(d)
Sol. India has invited a total of 46 friendly foreign countries to participate in the multinational naval exercise Milan in Visakhapatnam.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. INS Kadmatt has participated in the Maritime Partnership Exercise held between Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in the Bay of Bengal.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. Swedish defence company ‘Saab’ had been selected by the Indian Armed Force through a competitive programme for the supply of single-shot anti-armour weapon AT4.

S6.Ans(a)
Sol. MPATGM will be manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited at its facility in Bhanoor, Telangana.

S7.Ans(d)
Sol. India and its partners in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad along with Canada and South Korea are participating in the multinational exercise Sea Dragon 2022 at Guam in the Western Pacific.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. Russia delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces.

S9.Ans(d)
Sol. A Maritime Partnership Exercise was held between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in the Bay of Bengal.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. The Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has set up an online Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM) and their dependents.