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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