UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Raksha Mantri and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister lay foundation stones for AMCA’s Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre and Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility

Question 1

With reference to the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, which one of the following organisations has been entrusted as the nodal agency for executing the programme through industry partnership?

Accepted Answer

Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)

Answer

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

Answer

Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)

Answer

Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)

Question 2

As per the announcement made by the Raksha Mantri in 2025, exactly how many prototypes of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) are planned to be developed before its series production is undertaken?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Answer

Seven

Question 3

With reference to the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model approved in 2025, which one of the following is the nodal agency designated to execute the programme through industry partnership?

Accepted Answer

Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)

Answer

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

Answer

Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL)

Answer

Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC)

Question 4

With reference to the AMCA Programme Execution Model approved by the Government of India in 2025, consider the following statements:
1. The model provides equal opportunity to private and public sector firms on a competitive basis.
2. Entities may bid independently, as a joint venture, or as a consortium.
3. The bidding entity must be an Indian company compliant with the laws of the country.
4. A foreign Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) may bid as the lead partner provided it holds a minority Indian equity stake.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 5

With reference to the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, which one of the following organisations is establishing the Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh?

Accepted Answer

Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)

Answer

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

Answer

National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)

Answer

Aircraft Research and Design Centre of HAL

Question 6

The development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), whose Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre was grounded at Puttaparthi in May 2026, was cleared by which one of the following bodies?

Accepted Answer

Cabinet Committee on Security

Answer

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Answer

Defence Acquisition Council

Answer

Defence Research and Development Council

Question 7

With reference to the Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility whose foundation stone was laid in Andhra Pradesh in May 2026 for the production of heavy-weight and light-weight torpedoes and underwater weapon systems, the facility is being set up by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)

Answer

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

Answer

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)

Answer

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)

Question 8

Which one of the following has been designated as the principal online portal of the Department of Defence Production for monitoring the implementation of the Positive Indigenisation Lists notified for DPSUs and the Services?

Accepted Answer

SRIJAN Portal

Answer

iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) Portal

Answer

Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) Portal

Answer

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Defence Window

Question 9

Consider the following combat aircraft: F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, Sukhoi Su-57, Chengdu J-20, Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale. How many of these are classified as fifth-generation fighter aircraft?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 10

With reference to fifth-generation fighter aircraft, consider the following statements:
1. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency under DRDO as a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter.
2. Unlike the Sukhoi Su-57, which is a twin-engine fighter, the Chengdu J-20 is powered by a single engine.
3. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme includes three variants, one of which is a short take-off and vertical-landing variant.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 11

With reference to India's military aviation programmes, which one of the following best describes the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)?

Accepted Answer

An affiliate of the Defence Research and Development Organisation established as the nodal agency for the Light Combat Aircraft programme

Answer

A public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence that manufactures fighter aircraft and helicopters for the armed forces

Answer

The regulatory body vested with the responsibility of airworthiness certification of military aircraft and aero-engines

Answer

A dedicated DRDO laboratory engaged in the design and development of aero gas turbine engines

Question 12

With reference to recent developments, the term 'Drone City' launched at the Orvakal Industrial Node near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A 300-acre integrated industrial cluster for drone manufacturing, R&D, testing, certification and remote pilot training developed jointly by the Centre and the State Government

Answer

A Special Economic Zone notified under the SEZ Act, 2005 exclusively for export-oriented manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles

Answer

A central public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Civil Aviation set up to type-certify civilian drones and license remote pilots

Answer

A defence cantonment to be raised by the Indian Air Force to base armed UAV squadrons under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative

Question 13

Under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Drones and Drone Components notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the incentive payable to a manufacturer is equal to which one of the following proportions of the value addition made by it?

Accepted Answer

20 per cent

Answer

10 per cent

Answer

15 per cent

Answer

25 per cent

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Raksha Mantri and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister lay foundation stones for AMCA’s Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre and Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility

Q1. With reference to the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, which one of the following organisations has been entrusted as the nodal agency for executing the programme through industry partnership?

Q2. As per the announcement made by the Raksha Mantri in 2025, exactly how many prototypes of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) are planned to be developed before its series production is undertaken?

Q3. With reference to the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model approved in 2025, which one of the following is the nodal agency designated to execute the programme through industry partnership?

Q5. With reference to the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, which one of the following organisations is establishing the Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh?

Q6. The development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), whose Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre was grounded at Puttaparthi in May 2026, was cleared by which one of the following bodies?

Q7. With reference to the Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility whose foundation stone was laid in Andhra Pradesh in May 2026 for the production of heavy-weight and light-weight torpedoes and underwater weapon systems, the facility is being set up by which one of the following?

Q8. Which one of the following has been designated as the principal online portal of the Department of Defence Production for monitoring the implementation of the Positive Indigenisation Lists notified for DPSUs and the Services?

Q9. Consider the following combat aircraft: F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, Sukhoi Su-57, Chengdu J-20, Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale. How many of these are classified as fifth-generation fighter aircraft?

Q11. With reference to India's military aviation programmes, which one of the following best describes the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)?

Q12. With reference to recent developments, the term 'Drone City' launched at the Orvakal Industrial Node near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh refers to which one of the following?

Q13. Under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Drones and Drone Components notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the incentive payable to a manufacturer is equal to which one of the following proportions of the value addition made by it?