01-01-2018, 04:46 PM
DEFENCE
*Indian defence system has been divided into three services
Ans : Army, Navy and Airforce
*Headquarters of Army, Navy and Airforce are located in
Ans : New Delhi.
*The Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (Defence System) of India
Ans : President of India
*The whole administrative control of the defence forces lies in
Ans : Ministry of Defence
*Defence Ministry was renamed
Ans : Integrated Head Quarters of the Ministry of Defence (July 1,2002);
*Committee formed by the Central Government to. unify Army, Air and Navy forces
Ans : Integrated Defence Staff
*Present Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
Ans : Lt. Gen. Satish Dua
*The Defence Minister is responsible for all matters concerning the defence services.
*Central Cabinet of India has the responsibility to control national defence.
Ministry of Defence consists of three Departments.
1 . Department of Defence
2. Department of Defence, Production and Supplies,
3. Department of Defence Research and Development (DDRD)
*The first Malayalee to become the Defence Minister of India
Ans : V.K. Krishna Menon
*The second Malayalee to hold the post of Defence Minister
Ans : A.K. Antony
*The longest serving defence minister of India
Ans : A.K. Antony
Defence Ministers
*India - Pak war (Ist Kashmir War 1947)
Ans : Baldev Singh
*Indo-China war (1962)
Ans : V.K. Krishna Menon
*Indo-Pak war (1965)
Ans : Y.B. Chawan
*Indo-Pak war (1971) (Bangladesh Liberation)
Ans : Jagjeevan Ram
* Kargil war (1999)
Ans : George Fernandes
