UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Raksha Mantri releases ‘Defence Forces Vision 2047: A Roadmap for a Future-Ready Indian Military’

Q1. The 'Defence Forces Vision 2047: A Roadmap for a Future-Ready Indian Military' was articulated by which one of the following bodies of the Ministry of Defence?

  • A. Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS)
  • B. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
  • C. Department of Defence Production
  • D. Department of Military Affairs

Q2. As envisaged in Defence Forces Vision 2047, multi-domain operations span how many warfare domains?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Six

Q3. Defence Forces Vision 2047 is anchored to 'Viksit Bharat @2047'. What does Viksit Bharat @2047 precisely denote?

  • A. India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047, the centenary of its independence
  • B. A defence-specific target of full indigenisation of weapon systems by 2047
  • C. A plan to establish Integrated Theatre Commands by the year 2047
  • D. A scheme to double the defence budget by the centenary of the Republic in 2050

Q4. Who was India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?

  • A. General Bipin Rawat
  • B. General Anil Chauhan
  • C. General Manoj Mukund Naravane
  • D. General Manoj Pande

Q5. The Chief of Defence Staff functions as the Secretary of which one of the following departments, created in 2019 within the Ministry of Defence?

  • A. Department of Military Affairs
  • B. Department of Defence
  • C. Department of Defence Production
  • D. Department of Defence Research and Development

Q6. In the context of India's ongoing defence reforms, what does an 'Integrated Theatre Command (ITC)' precisely denote?

  • A. A unified command integrating Army, Navy and Air Force assets under a single commander for a given geography or function
  • B. A command exclusively dedicated to cyber and space operations across all three Services
  • C. A command structure that only handles administrative Raise-Train-Sustain functions of the Services
  • D. A standing command of allied friendly foreign militaries operating jointly with India

Q7. The fifth Positive Indigenisation List of 346 items for Defence Public Sector Undertakings was notified by which authority of the Ministry of Defence?

  • A. Department of Defence Production
  • B. Department of Military Affairs
  • C. Department of Defence
  • D. Defence Research and Development Organisation