Defence GK Flashcards
Armed forces ranks, missiles, exercises and academies.
- Army Lieutenant
- Navy: Sub-Lieutenant
Air Force: Flying Officer - Army Captain
- Navy: Lieutenant
Air Force: Flight Lieutenant - Army Major
- Navy: Lieutenant Commander
Air Force: Squadron Leader - Army Lieutenant Colonel
- Navy: Commander
Air Force: Wing Commander - Army Colonel
- Navy: Captain
Air Force: Group Captain - Army Brigadier
- Navy: Commodore
Air Force: Air Commodore - Army Major General
- Navy: Rear Admiral
Air Force: Air Vice Marshal - Army Lieutenant General
- Navy: Vice Admiral
Air Force: Air Marshal - Army General
- Navy: Admiral
Air Force: Air Chief Marshal - Army Field Marshal
- Navy: Admiral of the Fleet
Air Force: Marshal of the Air Force - IGMDP
- Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme – started 1983, led by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
- Agni
- Surface-to-surface ballistic missile series (intermediate to intercontinental range).
- Prithvi
- Short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
- Akash
- Medium-range surface-to-air missile.
- Trishul
- Short-range surface-to-air missile.
- Nag
- Anti-tank guided missile ('fire and forget').
- BrahMos
- Supersonic cruise missile – India–Russia joint venture (Brahmaputra + Moskva).
- Astra
- Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
- Nirbhay
- Long-range subsonic cruise missile.
- K-4
- Submarine-launched ballistic missile.
- Malabar
- Naval exercise – India, USA, Japan and Australia.
- Yudh Abhyas
- Army exercise – India and USA.
- Mitra Shakti
- Army exercise – India and Sri Lanka.
- Surya Kiran
- Army exercise – India and Nepal.
- Nomadic Elephant
- Army exercise – India and Mongolia.
- INDRA
- Tri-service exercise – India and Russia.
- Garuda
- Air exercise – India and France.
- Varuna
- Naval exercise – India and France.
- SIMBEX
- Naval exercise – India and Singapore.
- JIMEX
- Naval exercise – India and Japan.
- Shakti
- Army exercise – India and France.
- National Defence Academy (NDA)
- Khadakwasla, Pune.
- Indian Military Academy (IMA)
- Dehradun (1932).
- Officers Training Academy (OTA)
- Chennai (also Gaya).
- Indian Naval Academy
- Ezhimala, Kerala.
- Air Force Academy
- Dundigal, Hyderabad.
- Defence Services Staff College
- Wellington, Tamil Nadu.
- High Altitude Warfare School
- Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Army Day / Navy Day / Air Force Day
- Army: 15 January
Navy: 4 December
Air Force: 8 October - Armed Forces Flag Day
- 7 December.
- Motto of Indian Army
- Service Before Self.
- Motto of Indian Navy
- Sham No Varunah.
- Motto of Indian Air Force
- Nabhah Sparsham Deeptam (from the Bhagavad Gita).
- First Field Marshal of India
- Sam Manekshaw (1973). Second: K.M. Cariappa (1986).
- Only Marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Arjan Singh.
- First Chief of Defence Staff
- General Bipin Rawat (1 January 2020).
- First Param Vir Chakra recipient
- Major Somnath Sharma (1947).