UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — DAC clears capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 2.12 lakh crore for defence forces

Q1. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The headline value of an Acceptance of Necessity accorded by the Defence Acquisition Council is not an outflow from the defence budget of the year in which it is accorded.
  2. An Acceptance of Necessity is accorded only after the Ministry of Finance has released the full sanctioned amount to the Service concerned.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q2. Consider the following assertion: "A large Acceptance of Necessity in defence says little about when the equipment will actually reach the armed forces." Which of the statements given above support the assertion?

  1. Each capital procurement case passes through many stages between initiation and signing of the contract.
  2. Audit has found that delays in acquisition arose essentially from a complex, multi-level approval process.
  3. The Defence Acquisition Council that accords the Acceptance of Necessity is chaired by the Defence Minister.
  4. Over-detailed qualitative requirements have in some cases led to every vendor failing the technical evaluation.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. With reference to the defence budget of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Defence pensions are not part of capital outlay, even though they are a long-term obligation of the government.
  2. Committed liabilities are payments falling due in the current year on contracts concluded in earlier years.
  3. Because committed liabilities arise from past contracts, they do not reduce the funds available for signing new contracts in the current year.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 only

Q4. With reference to the positive indigenisation lists notified by the Ministry of Defence, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Items on these lists are placed under import embargo in a staggered manner rather than all at once.
  2. An item is placed on such a list only after it has already been fully indigenised.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q5. With reference to Doppler weather radar, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It measures only the component of target motion along the radar beam, from the shift between the transmitted and returned signals.
  2. It uses the frequency shift of returned echoes chiefly to estimate rainfall intensity rather than motion.
  3. Echoes from precipitation moving towards the radar return at a higher frequency than the transmitted signal.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q6. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General relating to the accounts of the Union, including those on defence procurement, are laid before each House of Parliament.
  2. The Comptroller and Auditor General can be removed from office only in the same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q7. With reference to parliamentary oversight of defence spending in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Standing Committee on Defence examines the Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence and can comment on the adequacy of capital allocations.
  2. The audit of a defence procurement case by the Comptroller and Auditor General takes place after the transactions, not as a prior approval of the acquisition.
  3. Benchmarks recommended by the Standing Committee on Defence, such as a 60:40 revenue-to-capital ratio, are advisory and do not bind the Government.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only