UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 449 crore contract for 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System Jammers for Indian Navy

Question 1

Under the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category is accorded by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)

Answer

Defence Procurement Board

Answer

Defence Research and Development Council

Answer

Cabinet Committee on Security

Question 2

As per the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category is exclusively reserved for Indian vendors in which foreign direct investment (FDI) is not more than:

Accepted Answer

49%

Answer

26%

Answer

74%

Answer

100%

Question 3

Which one of the following is the official service provider of the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System?

Accepted Answer

EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

Answer

European Space Agency (ESA)

Answer

European Commission's Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space

Answer

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

Question 4

With reference to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), consider the following statements:
1. BeiDou is a globally operational navigation satellite system developed by China.
2. Galileo is owned and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA).
3. GLONASS is the global navigation satellite system maintained by Russia.
4. NavIC is a regional satellite navigation system designed by ISRO to cover India and a region extending up to about 1500 km from Indian landmass.
Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

3 only

Question 5

The Rs 449 crore contract signed in June 2026 for the procurement of 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) Jammers for the Indian Navy was awarded to which one of the following Indian firms?

Accepted Answer

Accord Software and Systems Pvt Ltd (ASSPL), Bengaluru

Answer

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru

Answer

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad

Answer

Data Patterns (India) Ltd, Chennai

Question 6

How many Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) Jammer systems for the Indian Navy are covered under the Rs 449 crore contract signed by the Ministry of Defence in June 2026?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

12

Answer

28

Answer

49

Question 7

Under which subdivision of Electronic Warfare (EW), as classified by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), do Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jammers — such as the Enhanced Capability GNSS Jammers contracted for the Indian Navy — primarily fall?

Accepted Answer

Electronic Attack (EA)

Answer

Electronic Protection (EP)

Answer

Electronic Support (ES)

Answer

Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM)

Question 8

With reference to India's regional satellite navigation system NavIC (IRNSS), which of the following is its design and implementing agency?

Accepted Answer

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Answer

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Answer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Answer

Airports Authority of India (AAI)

Question 9

How many satellites constitute the space segment of India's regional navigation satellite system NavIC (IRNSS) as originally designed by ISRO?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

4

Answer

24

Answer

30

Question 10

The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative of the Government of India is implemented through which one of the following organisations?

Accepted Answer

Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO)

Answer

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Answer

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)

Answer

Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA)

Question 11

Among the following recent indigenous procurement contracts signed by the Ministry of Defence for the Indian Navy, which one has the highest contract value?

Accepted Answer

Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles with Bharat Dynamics Limited

Answer

Sarang Electronic Support Measure systems with Bharat Electronics Limited

Answer

Lynx-U2 Fire Control Systems with Bharat Electronics Limited

Answer

EON-51 systems with Bharat Electronics Limited

Question 12

With reference to recent indigenous procurement contracts of the Indian Navy, consider the following statements:
1. The Sarang Electronic Support Measure systems are being supplied by Bharat Electronics Limited.
2. The Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile contract for the Indian Navy was signed with Bharat Dynamics Limited.
3. The Lynx-U2 Fire Control Systems for the Indian Navy are being supplied by Bharat Dynamics Limited.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 13

Which one of the following is India's indigenous satellite-based regional navigation system, designed and operated independently of any foreign GNSS, whose signals can be denied or deceived by adversary Electronic Warfare techniques such as jamming and spoofing?

Accepted Answer

NavIC

Answer

GAGAN

Answer

QZSS

Answer

BeiDou

Question 14

How many satellites constitute the space segment of India's NavIC (IRNSS) regional navigation satellite constellation as originally configured by ISRO?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

4

Answer

24

Answer

30

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 449 crore contract for 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System Jammers for Indian Navy

Q1. Under the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category is accorded by which one of the following?

Q2. As per the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category is exclusively reserved for Indian vendors in which foreign direct investment (FDI) is not more than:

Q3. Which one of the following is the official service provider of the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System?

Q5. The Rs 449 crore contract signed in June 2026 for the procurement of 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) Jammers for the Indian Navy was awarded to which one of the following Indian firms?

Q6. How many Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) Jammer systems for the Indian Navy are covered under the Rs 449 crore contract signed by the Ministry of Defence in June 2026?

Q7. Under which subdivision of Electronic Warfare (EW), as classified by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), do Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jammers — such as the Enhanced Capability GNSS Jammers contracted for the Indian Navy — primarily fall?

Q8. With reference to India's regional satellite navigation system NavIC (IRNSS), which of the following is its design and implementing agency?

Q9. How many satellites constitute the space segment of India's regional navigation satellite system NavIC (IRNSS) as originally designed by ISRO?

Q10. The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative of the Government of India is implemented through which one of the following organisations?

Q11. Among the following recent indigenous procurement contracts signed by the Ministry of Defence for the Indian Navy, which one has the highest contract value?

Q13. Which one of the following is India's indigenous satellite-based regional navigation system, designed and operated independently of any foreign GNSS, whose signals can be denied or deceived by adversary Electronic Warfare techniques such as jamming and spoofing?

Q14. How many satellites constitute the space segment of India's NavIC (IRNSS) regional navigation satellite constellation as originally configured by ISRO?