UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister & French President virtually inaugurate Final Assembly Line of H-125 Light Utility Helicopter at Vemagal, Karnataka
Q1. The Airbus H-125 is widely deployed across several role categories. Which of the following is/are correctly identified as a role of the H-125?
- Emergency medical services (EMS)
- Aerial work such as firefighting and powerline inspection
- Law enforcement and aerial surveillance
- It is used exclusively for shipborne anti-submarine warfare
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. Which one of the following is the lead Union ministry of the Government of India for the H-125 Light Utility Helicopter Final Assembly Line project, as reflected by the Raksha Mantri representing the Union government at its inauguration?
- A. Ministry of Defence
- B. Ministry of Civil Aviation
- C. Ministry of Heavy Industries
- D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q3. The H-125 Light Utility Helicopter Final Assembly Line at Vemagal is located in the industrial area of which one of the following districts of Karnataka?
- A. Kolar
- B. Tumakuru
- C. Chikkaballapura
- D. Bengaluru Rural
Q4. Regarding the location of the H-125 Final Assembly Line, which of the following statements is/are correctly identified?
- Vemagal lies in the Kolar district of Karnataka.
- Vemagal is located roughly 65 km east of Bengaluru.
- HAL's helicopter factory at Tumakuru, described as Asia's largest, is a facility separate from the Vemagal unit.
- Vemagal is situated in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 4 only
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q5. In the context of India–France relations, the term 'Horizon 2047' refers to which one of the following?
- A. A roadmap adopted in 2023 to guide the India–France strategic partnership up to the year 2047
- B. A joint India–France lunar exploration programme scheduled for 2047
- C. A dedicated financing scheme for the purchase of Rafale fighter jets
- D. A climate-finance framework launched under the International Solar Alliance
Q6. With reference to President Macron's February 2026 state visit and its associated events, which of the following statements is/are correctly identified?
- President Macron's state visit to India took place from 17 to 19 February 2026.
- The India–France Year of Innovation 2026 was jointly inaugurated in Mumbai.
- The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- The AI Impact Summit 2026 was the first global AI summit to be hosted in the Global North.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1, 2 and 4
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q7. The 'India–France Year of Innovation 2026', jointly inaugurated by the two leaders in Mumbai, is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A year-long initiative to deepen collaboration in innovation, technology, research and people-to-people exchanges
- B. A framework restricted solely to the transfer of defence technologies
- C. A joint venture fund set up exclusively to finance artificial-intelligence startups
- D. A cultural exchange programme confined to university academic scholarships
Q8. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the H-125 Final Assembly Line at Vemagal in the context of India's defence-manufacturing milestones?
- A. It is India's first private-sector Final Assembly Line for a helicopter (rotary-wing platform)
- B. It is India's first-ever helicopter assembly line of any kind
- C. It is the only Airbus helicopter final assembly facility located outside France
- D. It is India's first military-only helicopter production line
Q9. Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), the Indian partner in the H-125 Final Assembly Line, is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons focused on aerospace, defence and homeland security
- B. A fifty-fifty joint venture incorporated between the Tata Group and Airbus
- C. A public-sector defence undertaking directly under the Ministry of Defence
- D. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited