Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, an Army Brigadier, and 10 others were killed when an Indian Air Force helicopter carrying them crashed into a heavily wooded area of the Coonoor ghat in the Nilgiris in western Tamil Nadu recently.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):
He will be the single-point military adviser to the government as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999. Hence statement 1 is correct.
He will be a Four-star General.
CDS acts as the permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee which will also have three service chiefs as members. Hence statement 2 is correct.
His core function will be to foster greater operational synergy between the three service branches of the Indian military and keep inter-service frictions to a minimum.
The CDS will also function as the military advisor to the PM-led Nuclear Command Authority, as also have direct command of tri-Service organizations to handle the new warfare domains of space and cyberspace.
The CDS will be a member of the Defence Acquisition Council and Defence Planning Committee. Hence statement 3 is correct.
Option 3 : KiteAccording to given conditions:
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Here ABCD is a kite.
Hence, ‘kite’ is the correct answer.
Option 2 : (a), (c) and (d)The correct answer is (a), (c), and (d).
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the apex statutory body for disaster management in India.
The Disaster Management...
Option 1 : Only (a)The correct answer is Only (a).
Article 169 of the Indian Constitution deals with the creation and abolition of the Legislative Council of states.
The Parliament can abolish a Legislative...
Option 3 : (a) and (c)The correct answer is (a) and (c).
Legislative Council:
India has a bicameral system of legislature.
Just as Parliament has two Houses, the states can also have a...
Option 2 : (a), (b) and (d)The correct answer is (a), (b), and (d).
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President by warrant...
Option 1 : 1 and 3 onlyExplanation:
Design of tension members with single structural shapes and plates:
The common single structural shapes are angle sections, tee sections, and channel sections.
Angles sections are used...
Option 3 : Both 1 and 2The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.
According to Article 317 of the Indian Constitution, the Chairman or any other member of a Public Service...
Option 2 : 2 onlyThe correct answer is 2 only.
In 1949, the Gopalaswami Ayyangar Committee while recommending a restructuring of the Central Secretariat, suggested that a Department should be identified with...
Option 3 : 1 and 2 onlyThe correct answer is 1 and 2 only.
Public Accounts Committee:
Public Accounts Committee was founded in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of...
Option 2 : KargilCarippa, Kargil, Katari, Manekshaw and subrto are five sadans in sanik school.
1) Kargil is to the right of Subrto and Katari is the left of Cariappa and...