National Security GK Quiz Questions and Answers

We have prepared 100+ Gk Quiz questions on National security which will boost your preparation for your upcoming competitive examinations. Questions in bulk are asked from National security in various competitive examinations held at national and state level.

We have covered important GK sections of National security like Paramilitary forces, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Army, Raw, IB, war exercise between different countries, equipment and weapons purchase etc.

GK Questions on National Security

Question: Which Armed force successfully test fired its anti-ship missile in the Bay of Bengal, from its Guided Missile Corvette INS Kora?

Ans. Indian Navy

Question: Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on?

Ans. October 8 (formed in 1932)

Question: How many more Rafale Aircrafts are scheduled to arrive India on 4th November?

Ans. Three

Question: What is the name of the Indian Air Force Operation in the Kargil War?

Ans. Operation Safes Sagar

Question: The land-attack version of which missile was test-fired in the Andaman and Nicobar?

Ans. BrahMos

Question: Which Fighters bombed the JeM shelters at Balakot?

Ans. Mirage 2000

Question: Under which project is the Naval Ship “Himgiri” constructed and launched?

Ans. Project 17A

Question: Dassault Rafale and Mirage 2000 Fighters are originated from?

Ans. France

Question: Which is the first private company in India, to successfully design, develop and test full solid propulsion rocket stage?

Ans. Skyroot Aerospace

Question: Who is the only field Marshal of the Indian Air Force?

Ans. Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC

Question: What is ‘INS Karanj’, which was making news recently, with reference to Indian Defence?

Ans. Scorpene submarine

Question: What is the name of the Two new squadrons of LCA Tejas?

Ans. 45 Squadron Flying Daggers and 18 Squadron Flying Bullets, Sulur Air Force Station

Question: ‘La Pérouse’ is a Defence Exercise to be conducted by which country?

Ans. France

Question: Which is the largest Airbase in India and Asia?

Ans. Hindon Air Force Station, Ghaziabad

Question: Which company has delivered the first lot of light bulletproof vehicles to the Indian Air Force, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin?

Ans. Ashok Leyland

Question: Name the Helicopters of Indian Air Force

Ans. Mi-17 V5, Mi-8, HAL Dhruv, HAL Cheetak, HAL Cheetah, HAL Rudra, Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopter, Mi-35 Hind Gunship, and Apache AH-64E Attack Helicopter.

Question: Which country supplied Dragunov sniper rifles to the Indian Army?

Ans. Russia

Question: Name the Fighter Jets of Indian Air Force

Ans. Sukhoi 30 MKI, Dassault Rafale, Mirage 2000, MiG 29 Upg, MiG 21 Bison, Specat Jaguar, LCA Tejas, and BAE Hawk.

Question: What is the name of the new generation nuclear capable missile tested by the DRDO?

Ans. Agni-P (Prime)

Question: Who is present Vice Chief of Indian Air Force?

Ans. Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora

Question: Which country has test fired a cruise missile with a new turbofan engine named Manik?

Ans. India

Question: Where is Paratroopers Training school?

Ans. Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Question: Which country has conducted a successful test flight of Fatah-1 guided multi-launch rocket system?

Ans. Pakistan

Question: Smallest unit of Indian Army called:

Ans. Section

Question: With which organization, DRDO partnered with to develop the MRSAM combat Air Defence System?

Ans. Israel Aerospace Industries

Question: Headquarter of South-Western Command of Indian Army:

Ans. Jaipur

Question: Recently, which country military has conducted its first successful underwater test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile?

Ans. South Korea

Question: Headquarter of Western Command of Indian Army:

Ans. Chandigarh

Question: India has recently signed “Terms of Reference for the Conduct of Navy-to-Navy Talks” with which country?

Ans. Australia

Question: Headquarter of Eastern Command of Indian Army:

Ans. Kolkata

Question: What is ‘SAHAYAK-NG’, which was seen in the news recently?

Ans. Air droppable container

Question: In which year Indian army was established?

Ans. 1895

Question: Which arm of the Indian Army is to recruit women as Pilots for the first time from next year?

Ans. Army Aviation Corps

Question: Who is the current DG of SSB?

Ans. Senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundram

Question: The LCA Tejas is manufactured by which organization?

Ans. HAL

Question: When was NSG formed?

Ans. 22 September 1986

Question: What was ‘IN FAC T-81’, which was seen in the news recently?

Ans. Naval Craft

Question: What is Black Cat commando?

Ans. National Security Guard (NSG) personnel

Question: Which organisation delivered the 100th K9 Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzer to the Indian Army?

Ans. L&T

Question: When was CRPF formed

Ans. 28th December 1949

Question: Indian Air Force and Indian Navy have participated in a ‘Passage-Exercise’ south of Thiruvananthapuram, with which country’s Naval force?

Ans. USA

Question: When was BSF formed?

Ans. 1 December 1965

Question: Which country has produced VT-4 battle tanks, that were recently inducted by Pakistan into its armoury?

Ans. China

Question: Who formed CRPF?

Ans. Parliament of India

Question: Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria has recently visited which country?

Ans. Israel

Question: What is CRPF full form?

Ans. Central Reserve Police Force

Question: With which country, India has participated in the bilateral naval exercise ‘Exercise Konkan 2021?’

Ans. United Kingdom

Question: Who is current DG CISF?

Ans. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

Question: Recently, with which country, India has inked a deal to procure assault rifles for the Indian Army?

Ans. Russia

Question: When was DRDO established?

Ans. 1958

Question: Where is the First Phase of Malabar Training Exercise scheduled to be held?

Ans. Bay of Bengal

Question: Who is current DRDO head?

Ans. G Satheesh Reddy

Question: Which start-up has partnered with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to launch India’s private remote-sensing satellite?

Ans. Pixxel

Question: Who is the founder of DRDO?

Ans. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Question: Indian Military team is to train on the S-400 Air Defence Systems in which country?

Ans. Russia

Question: What is the meaning of DRDO?

Ans. Defence Research and Development Organisation

Question: Shantir Ogrosena-2021 is a multinational military exercise held between which two countries?

Ans. India- Bangladesh

Question: What is the tenure of director of Central Bureau of Investigation?

Ans. 4 years

Question: What will be the name of India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), which will be commissioned in 2022?

Ans. Vikrant

Question: Which committee recommended to establish the Central Bureau of Investigation?

Ans. Santhanam Committee

Question: Which organization has developed an advanced Chaff technology to safeguard fighter aircraft’s against hostile radar threats?

Ans. Defence Research and Development Organisation

Question: When was NCRB formed?

Ans. 11 March 1986

Question: Which country is hosting the military exercise ZAPAD 2021?

Ans. Russia

Question: What is the Full Form of NCRB?

Ans. National Crime Records Bureau

Question: ‘Ex Milan’, which was in the news recently, is the largest Naval Exercise of which country?

Ans. India

Question: When was National Investigation Agency established?

Ans. 31 December 2008

Question: With reference to STARStreak Air Defence system, India has recently teamed up with which country?

Ans. United Kingdom

Question: What is the key function of NIA?

Ans. Empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states

Question: Which organisation is to supply the Super Rapid Gun Mounts (SRGM) for Indian Navy?

Ans. BHEL

Question: When was Narcotics Control Bureau established?

Ans. 17 March 1986

Question: What is the name of the new generation nuclear capable missile tested by the DRDO?

Ans. Agni-P (Prime)

Question: What is the duty of Narcotics Control Bureau?

Ans. Combating drug trafficking and the use of illegal substances under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Question: Gogra region, which was recently in news, is located in which state / Union territory?

Ans. Ladakh

Question: Why was RAW created?

Ans. A separate agency to deal with external intelligence

Question: Which country has conducted a successful test flight of Fatah-1 guided multi-launch rocket system?

Ans. Pakistan

Question: Who was the first chief of RAW?

Ans. Rameshwar Nath Kao

Question: What is the name of India’s 5th Scorpene class submarine, that has been launched recently?

Ans. Vagir

Question: The country’s first advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility was inaugurated in which city?

Ans. Hyderabad

Question: “Pabbi-Antiterror-2021”, a joint anti-terrorism exercise is to be held by which organisation?

Ans. SCO

Question: Indian Army is planning to lease “Heron TP drones” from which country?

Ans. Israel

Question: Who has taken over as new Vice Chief of the Air Staff on July 1, 2021?

Ans. Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari

Question: In which state’s national highway, an emergency landing facility has been inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?

Ans. Rajasthan

Question: Recently with which country, Japan has signed a deal which enables the export of Japanese-made defence equipment and technology?

Ans. Vietnam

Question: Which Defence force has proposed to acquire 12 high-performance patrol boats?

Ans. Indian Army

Question: Indian Military team is to train on the S-400 Air Defence Systems in which country?

Ans. Russia

Question: What type of missile is VL- SRSAM?

Ans. Surface to Air Missile

Question: What is the name of the Defence Exercise by 12 Eastern African countries, which recently commenced along the East Coast of Africa?

Ans. Cutlass Express

Question: In partnership with whom the 5th edition of the Defence India Start-up Challenge was launched by Defence ministry?

Ans. Atal Innovation Mission

Question: What is the full meaning of Indian RAW?

Ans. Research and Analysis Wing

Question: Who is founder of Raw?

Ans. Rameshwar Nath Kao

Question: Who is the current director of Raw?

Ans. Chief Samant Kumar Goel

Question: In which year RAW established?

Ans. 21 September 1968

Question: What is the work of Joint Cipher Bureau?

Ans. Responsible for signals intelligence and cryptanalysis

Question: Who is head of NCB?

Ans. Shri Satya Narayan Pradhan

Question: Where is the headquarter of International Narcotics Control Board?

Ans. New Delhi

Question: What does NIA stand for?

Ans. National Investigation Agency

Question: Who is the Director General of National Investigation agency?

Ans. Kuldiep Singh, IPS

Question: Who is the Director National Crime Records Bureau?

Ans. Ramphal Pawar (IPS)

Question: When was the Central Bureau of Investigation established?

Ans. 1963

Question: Who appointments the director of Central Bureau of Investigation?

Ans. Committee constituted under the chairmanship of Central Vigilance Commissioner

Question: The Central Bureau of Investigation comes under the……..

Ans. Ministry of Personnel and Training

Question: Which of the following works as the “National Central Bureau” of INTERPOL?

Ans. Central Bureau of Investigation

Question: What is DRDO famous for?

Ans. India’s largest research organisation

Question: How many DRDO Centres are there in India?

Ans. 50 laboratories/establishments.

Question: What comes under CISF?

Ans. India’s most critical infrastructure facilities

Question: When was CISF established?

Ans. 10 March 1969

Question: Who is the Director General of CRPF?

Ans. Kuldiep Singh

Question: Who is the first Director General of CRPF?

Ans. Shri V.G. Kanetkar

Question: What is the old name of CRPF?

Ans. Central Reserve Police Force

Question: What is NSG in army?

Ans. National Security Guard

Question: Who is present chief of NSG?

Ans. Shri M A Ganapathy

Question: When was SSB established?

Ans. May 1963

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Question: How many training centers are there in SSB?

Ans. Five training centres

Question: Number of commands of Indian Army currently employed:

Ans.  7

Question: Headquarter of Northern Command of Indian Army:

Ans. Udhamapur

Question: Headquarter of Southern Command of Indian Army:

Ans. Pune

Question: Headquarter of Training Command of Indian Army:

Ans. Shimla

Question: Who is the present Chief of Indian Army?

Ans. Bipin Rawat

Question: Who is the present chief of the Indian Air Force?

Ans. Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

Question: Where is the Air Force Academy is Located?

Ans. Dundigal, Telangana

Question: Name the Transport Aircrafts of Indian Air Force

Ans. C-130 J Hercules, C-17 Globe Master, Antonov An-32, IL-76, Dornier Do-228, and HS-Avro

Question: Which is the largest Command of the Indian Air Force?

Ans. Western Air Command

Question: What is the Name of the New Squadron of Dassault Rafale?

Ans. Squadron Golden Arrows, Ambala AFS

Question: What are the principles behind flying Aircraft?

Ans. Bernoulli’s Principle

Question: Where is ASTE (Aircrafts and System Testing Establishment) located?

Ans. Bengaluru

Question: Su 30 MKI, MiG 29 Upg, and MiG 21 Bison are originated from?

Ans. Russia

Question: Which Fighter did Wing Commander Abhinandan used to kill F-16?

Ans. MiG Bison

Question: What is the name indigenously built Fighter jet and Attack Helicopter?

Ans. LCA Tejas and Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)