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02/05/13 9:54 PM[Defense] Current Affairs compilation 2012-13: missiles, joint exercises, operations, organizations Mrunal

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[Defense] Current Affairs compilation 2012-13: missiles, joint exercises, operations, organizationsIntroDefense exercisesMissiles, weapons and vehiclesAgniAircraft destroyerCruiseNavy / SubmarineAnti-TankTanks and artilleryRifles/ uniformsIndian Radars and SonarsAircrafts

HelicoptersUAV/DronesSubmarinesNavy ShipCoast guard shipsCoast guard vs Navy

Navy: New basesBlue water navyDefense PSUsFDi limitExhibitionsParamilitary forces?Important organizationsMock questions

IntroAgni, Prithvi, Trishulwhenever youre preparing for UPSC, State PSC, IBPS, SSC or LIC youve to prepare thesethings over and over again. Sometimes it feels as if Indian Government tests these missiles not only to annoy China andPakistan but also to annoy the competitive exam aspirants. Anyways, earlier I gave the compilation for persons in news2012-13. click me if you havent read it already. Now here a new article dealing with defense related current affairs (2012-13) and basic stuff.If you feel any important term is missing, do mention it in the comments below.

Defense exercisesKinda one of the most important topics for CSAT paper I. Its not that UPSC asks defense exercises every year but just because itwas asked once or twice then it becomes important forever, especially when it has a catchy name hahaha.

Name Country force

Bold Kurukshetra India, Singapore in UP Army (Tanks)

Cormorant StrikeIii

India, Srilanka, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives. (held in SriLanka) All 3

Garud Shakti India, Indonesia Army

Indiaex-2012 India, US Navy

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Indra India, Russia, bi annual Navy

Iron Fist Only India. In Rajasthan Air Force

Jimex India, Japan Navy

Konkan India, UK Navy

Malabar India, US Navy

Milan India and 14 other countries: Australia, Bangladesh etc. Navy

Passex India, Japan Navy

Pralay India only, in North East Airforce+Army

Red Flag India, US in Nevada Airforce

Shakti India, France in Uttarakhand Army

Shatrujeet India, US in California Army (Infantry)

Shoor Veer Only India, Rajasthan border Army

Simbex India, Singapore Navy

Tropex TROPEX=Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise.India only Navy

Vajra Prahar India, US in Uttarakhand Army (SpecialForces)

Varuna India, France Navy

Yudh Abhyas India, US in Rajasthan Army (Tanks)

^this is one of the uses of pib.nic.in

Missiles, weapons and vehiclesAgni

Surface to surface missile by DRDO.Range increases as version increases.

Agni-5>5000kms.It is Indias first Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).India is the 7th country to have ICBM. Other 6 are= US, Russia, China, UK, France and Israel.North Korea is also developing an ICBM named Taepodong-2.

Agni-4 4000kmsAgni-3 3000kmsAgni-2 2000kms. Pakistans HATF-5 (Ghauri) has range of about 1300 kms.Agni-1 700kms (some books/magazines say 800 but India 2013 Yearbook says 700 so I keep it 700).

Prithivi

Surface to surface. Short range (150-350)



Surface to surface. Short range (150-350)Range increases as number increases: Prithvi I=150, II=250 and III=350kmsIts naval version is known as Dhanush. Dhanush can be launched from Navy ships.

Aircraft destroyer

AkashSurface to air (SAM)It can destroy many targets at once, using Rajendra radar system.Its range is higher than trishul.

Astra Air to air missile to destroy enemy aircrafts.

Trishul Surface to air (SAM)Destroy low level flying objects. E.g. from a ship against low flying attacking enemy missiles.

Cruise

Brahmos

290 km range.Only Supersonic cruise missile in the world. (speed close to 3 Mach)Named after two rivers: Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.can be used against ship and land targets.Can be installed on ships, submarines & aircraft and ground vehiclesCan receive navigation signals from both GPS (USA) and GLONASS(Russia).

Nirbhay

sub-sonic cruise missileNirbhay is Indias equivalent of Tomahawk, a long-range, sub-sonic cruise missile, developed by theU.S.developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)will travel at a sub-sonic speed (less than the speed of sound).

Navy / Submarine

DhanushIt is the naval version of Prithvi II missile.Nuke capable.350kms

K-15 Sagarika Can be launched from submarines. Range abt 700kms.Will be used from nuclear powered submarines (like Arihant).

Varunastra Anti-submarine torpedo

Anti-Tank

HELINA The helicopter-fired version of Nag (anti-tank missile).Helina =Helicopter + Nag

LAHAT Laser Homing Attack or Laser Homing Anti-Tank missilewill be used in the upgraded Arjun battle tanks.

NAG

fire and forget anti-tank missile.can destroy enemy tanks four km awayNAMICA=carrier of NAG missile.Both of them did not perform well during field trials in Rajasthan.

NAMIKA It is a vehicle to carry and launch NAG missles.

Invar Anti-tank Missiles that can be launched from Arjun T-90 tanks. India will buy these from RussiaAdrushya Anti-tank mine. By DRDO



Adrushya Anti-tank mine. By DRDOTanks and artillery

Arjun Main battle tank. (T90)Kanchan=name of the armour used on this tank.Ajeya T-72 tankSARVATRA Mobile bridge laying system. So armys tanks and vehicles can cross rivers.DAKSH It is a robotic vehicle for disabling IED (explosives).Pinaka Multibarrel rocket system (it looks like a truck with lot of rockets on its shoulder).BHIM 155mm artillery gun. (these type of guns are known as howitzer) Bofors is also a howitzer.BMP-2 Infantry combat vehicle. To transport soldiers in the battlefield.

Rifles/ uniforms

INSASit is a self loading rifle (SLR)by DRDO.INSAS=Indian small arms system.Before INSAS, we had ISHAPORE SLR.

Sujav Compact communication and electronic warfare suit

Baby viper An equipment for clearing land mines. By DRDO

Indian Radars and SonarsFirst understand the difference.

Radar Sonar

RAdio Detection andRanging SOund Navigation And Ranging

Uses radio waves Uses sound wavesMostly used above water(air) Underwater.

Faster response Slower (because speed of sound is slower than radio waves and depends on medium throughwhich it travels)

1. aerial and navalnavigation

2. air defense3. checking weather

patterns

1. Locate submarines and mines in the sea2. underwater surveillance and communication3. mapping underwater terrains

Now lets check the DRDO projects related to Radars and Sonars

RADAR SonarRevati (3d radar for navy) HUMSA (shipborne)Rohini (3d radar for airforce) MIHIR (airborne)Indra Panchendriya, USUSH (Submarine)Rajendra Tadpole

Darpan3D Car 3D Central Acquisition Radar

^most of these are given in India Yearbook, thats why important for MCQs.



Aircrafts

(list is definitely not exhaustive)

SU30-MKI Fighter jets, India will buy them from Russia.

Dornier-228 Transport aircraft

Saras Transport aircraft

LCANP-1

Light combat aircraft, Naval prototype 1.Indias first indigenous naval fighter jet (that can be used from aircraftcarrier ships such as INS Vikramaditya).

It has STOBAR capability. STOBAR= Ski Takeoff but arrested recovery.

TejasLight combat aircraft. (LCA)Kaveri=name of Tejass engine. It is Indias first indigenous gas turbine engine.

It single seat, single engine, supersonic, light-weight, all-weather, multi-role aircraft.

Darin-III It is upgraded version of Jaguar fighter. Developed by Hindustan Aeronautics ltd.

AEWCAirborne Early warning and control system.it is a really huge airplane , with high tech radar system.It can detect enemy aircraft, ships and vehicles at long ranges.

Mirage Fighter aircraft, From franceMiG-21 Russia

By the way, fifth generation air-craft were separately discussed in another article long time back. Click me

Helicopters

Mi-17 v5 Attack helicopter, India will buy them from Russia.Can carry out operation in any weather, any terrain, dayn night + disaster, Search-rescue operations.Rudra Attack helicopter.Dhruv, Cheetal,Chetak Utility helicopter= transporting very few men, material etc.

AgustaWestland Transport helicopter. From Italy but deal is stuck due to scam.UAV/Drones

NISHANT,Rustom-I,Lakshya-I

These are UAV= Unmanned Aerial vehicles. Developed by DRDO

NETRAMini-UAV. CRPF will use it to fight naxals. BSF in counter-insurgency.It looks like that helicopter Mr.Lobowas building in 3-idiots (and then he conveniently committed suicide so that Amir Khan could fix it and danceon a song.)

Harpy, Heron,Harop These UAV are bought from Israel.

Submarines

INS Chakra Nuclear submarine. We rented this from Russia.Only US, UK, Russia, France and China had such nukesubmarines. (we are the sixth one)INS Arihant Nuclear submarine. Currently undergoing trial.INSSindhurakshak Submarine, bought from Russia



SindhurakshakNavy Ship

INS Sahyadri Stealth frigate.Project 17= Indian navy is building stealth frigates under this project.Teg, Tarkash,Trikand

These are also stealth frigates. India bought these from Russia.These will be used for anti-piracyoperations.

Sudarshini Indian navy ship. It is on sailing expedition to ASEAN nations.INS Vikramaditya Aircraft carrier ship. Originally known as Admiral Gorshkov. India bought this from Russia.

Coast guard shipsAgain list not exhaustive, but following names were in news

SamudraPaheredar Pollution control

Rani Abbakka Patrolling. By the way Rani Abbakka ruled over coastal parts of Karnataka, had fought against Portugese inlate 16th centuary.Dahanu patrolling (mainly Maharashtra coast)Rajkamal Patrolling

Coast guard vs Navy

Navy Coast guard

Admiral Director generalOverall Maritime-security Coastal security in Territorial watersAnti-piracy Anti-smugglingReports to Defense ministry Same

Help fishermen in distressSearch and rescueMarine pollution, environment protection

Navy: New basesDweep Rakshak Indian Navys new base in Laskhweep islands.Baaz Indian Navys new base in Andaman Islands.

Blue water navyIt is a really powerful navy, can operate across the deep waters in open oceans. E.g US Navy.Indian navy also wishes to be a Blue water navy. The purchase/induction of Vikramaditya, nuclear submarines, fifthgeneration air crafts etc. are part of that strategy.

Defense PSUsTo run army, navy, airforce, coast guards or any other force you need weapons, vehicles, uniforms etc. so who providesthese materials?= 1) via import from Russia, US, Israel, etc.+ 2) domestic production via DRDO, defense factories andPSUs.Often, we import stuff from other countries, then our PSUs will refit them to suit Indian terrain and requirements.Now lets take a look at the organizations related with domestic productionThe main boss is Dept of Defense production >Defence ministryUnder this Department of defense production, youve two type of organizations

Defense factories Make ammunition, explosives, weapons, uniforms etc.Defense undertaking (or PSUs) HAL, BEL, other shipyards.

DRDO is a separate R&D organization that directly reports to Defense ministry. DRDO does the research Developmentstuff. Once that is complete, mass production starts with the help of factories / PSUs.Tagline of DRDO = Balasya Mulam Vigyanam = the source of strength is science. (lolz but first you need money to financethe scientific research, so then what is the source of strength?)



the scientific research, so then what is the source of strength?)Defense Undertaking (PSUs)

(list not exhaustive)

HAL

Hindustan Aeronautics ltd.HAWK jet trainerSU-30 MKILCADornier (transport aircraft)Dhruv (light helicopter)Cheetal/Chetak (Helicopters)

BELBharat ElectronicsSonar, communication devices, electronic systems for tanks, aircrafts.Also develops solar cells, EVM (electronic voting machine) etc.

Shipyards Garden Reach, KolkataMazagon, Mumbai (and not Goa)

MIDHANI MIshra-DHatu NIgam ltd.Provides high quality metals, alloys, materials required for air-craft, tank, weapons production.

NIRDESHNational institute for Research and Development in Defense Shipbuilding.For self-reliance in defense production related to navy.Near Kozhikode, KeralaIt is not a PSU but a society.

Private sectorBefore 2001, private sector wasnt allowed in defense production. But now26% FDI is allowed in Defense sector.Issue: 26% is very low. It doesnt encourage foreign players transfer their defense technologies in India, thereforeCommerce ministry wants this FDI limit to be increased to 74%. for more, click me to read the news article

ExhibitionsAERO india: air force related. 2013s show held in Bengaluru.Defexpo India: weapons, machines related to Land, Naval and Internal Security. 2012s show held in New Delhi.

Paramilitary forces?Different books give different definitions of what is meant by Paramilitary forces.For example, some would say Paramilitary = those fall under Home ministry and not under Defense ministry. E.g. CRPF,BSF, ITBP etc. Others will counter it saying forces like IB and CBI also fall under Home ministry but by no means theyreparamilitary.In 2011, Government of India made the formal definition: Paramilitary force =headed by Military officer (and not an IPSofficer).CRPF, BSF, ITPB etc are all headed by Director Generals but these director generals are actually IPS officers (and notmilitary officers.) Hence going by that definition, we are left with only three real paramilitary forces

1. Assam Rifles2. Special Frontier Force3. Coast Guard

Ok then

1. what are CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB? =these are Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).2. Then what are RAW and IB = they are intelligence gathering agencies (internal and external)3. Then what are CBI and NIA= they are law enforcement agencies.

OrganizationsEstablishment Years are not important but the chronology is.



Establishment Years are not important but the chronology is.

1835 AssamRifles

originally Catchar Levy.Also known as Sentinels of North East and Friends of the hill people (kinda too clichd, henceunlikely for MCQs).Falls under Home ministry (and not Defense ministry).However, its DG is an army officer, hence it is a true/real paramilitary force.(and the oldest one)It also protects the Indo-Myanmar border. (SSB looks after Nepal, Bhutan border)

1861 RPF Railway protection force. Its evolution can be traced to Indian police Act made in 1861. Under thatAct, part of the British police manpower was deployed for protection of railways.

1920 TATerritorial army. Falls under Defense Ministry.This is like a part time job. A member can continue his routine job / business as a civilian and everyyear he has to render service in Territorial army for a few months.Similar force in USA = known as National Guards.

1939 CRPFCRPF (originally Crown representatives police).Sardar Patel renamed it to Central Reserve Police force.Falls under Home ministry. This is the main fighting force against naxal and internal disturbances.

1941 CBI

Under special police establishment Act. Later turned into CBI. (1963)On TV channels, you often hear Congies giving argument that CBI is independent becausedoesnt fall under Home ministry so we are not controlling CBI.It is a bogus argument because CBI reports to Department of personnel and training, and personnelministry falls under Prime Minister. Although for corruption cases, CBI reports to CVC.Similar force in USA=FBI.

1946 HomeGuards

Home guards. (Army has similar force known as Territorial army). These are Voluntary forces(part time job). Work: bandobast during election, rioting, traffic, disasters etc.Home ministry frames the policies, functions, training for home guards. The cost of force is sharedbetween centre +states.

1948 NCC National cadet Corps.Motto: Unity and Discipline (Ekta aur anushasan.)

1962 ITBPIndo Tibetan border police. Setup in the wake of Chinese aggression.It was also responsible for KASABs security in Mumbai jail. Then they asked crores of rupees andMaharashtra Government refused to pay.Falls under Home Ministry.

1962 SFF Special Frontier Force. For carrying guerilla operations behind Chinese lines.Falls under Defense ministry.

1963 SSB Originally Special service bureau, now Sashastra Seema Bal.It protects Nepal and Bhutan border.

1965 BSFBorder security force.During war time, BSF will do the policing work in any enemy territories captured by Indian Army +taking care of refugees and prisoner of war (PoW).

1968 RAW

Research and Analysis wing (RAW)Doesnt fall under Home / Defense / Foreign ministry. This organization directly reports to PM.Similar force in USA=CIA, Russia=FSB (earlier KGB), Israel= Mossad, China=MSS.RAW looks into External intelligence gathering.IB (Intelligence bureau) under Home ministry looks into Internal intelligence gathering. BeforeRAW was created (1968), this IB used to do both internal and external intelligence gathering.



1969 CISF

Central Industrial security force. Protection of airports, PSUs, nuke labs and powerplants.CISF is a cost-reimbursement force meaning its cost is borne by the client and not the taxpayer.E.g. if airport is getting CISF cover, then air port has to pay them (so ultimately air-passengers haveto pay.)Infosys is the first private company to get CISF protection.

1985 SPG Special protection group. Setup after Indiras assassination. Provides security to PM, and his family.

1990 RR Rashtriya Rifles. Counter insurgency in Kashmir. It is part of Army (hence defense ministry).

1992 RAF

Rapid Action forceMade from CRPFIt was setup mainly for controlling riots. But nowadays also used in disaster Management, anti-naxal ops, UN peace keeping ops.Vajra= riot control vehicle of RAF.Falls under Home ministry.

2008 COBRA Combat battalion for resolution action. Made from CRPF. To fight naxals.Similar force of Andhra police Is known as Grey-hounds.

2009 NIA National investigation agency. After 26/11 attacks. Just like CBI, this one also reports to PersonnelMinistry.

Lets try to consolidate some important stuff from above table

Defense ministry vs Home ministry

Defense ministry Home

1. Army: Rashtriya Rifles, Territorial army2. Navy3. Airforce4. Coast guard5. For special ops: Marcos (Navy), Garuda (Airforce),

Ghatak (Army), Special Frontier Force.6. NCC

1. Internal security=CRPF, RAF, COBRA, AssamRifles(NE), CISF (PSUs, Airports etc.)

2. Border security=SSB (Nepal Bhutan), BSF (Pak, Bangla),ITBP (Tibet), Assam Rifles (Myanmar)

3. Law Enforcement=CBI, NIA: but they dont report tohome ministry.

4. Intelligence=IB (internal) + RAW (external) but RAWfalls directly under PM.

5. For special operations=NSG

Special forces across worldFor Surgical operations like airplane hijack, terrorist/hostage situation.

NSG IndiaSAS UKDelta Force USGSG-9 GermanyGIGN FranceShar-et-matkal Israel

Mock questions1. Which of the following is not a UAV?

a. Nishantb. Rustomc. Netrad. Dhruv

2. Which of the following has highest range in kms?a. Prithvi



a. Prithvib. Brahmosc. Dhanushd. Agni-V

3. Which of the following country doesnt have ICBM missiles?a. Indiab. Chinac. USAd. South Korea.

4. Which of the following is not a Surface to surface missilea. Agnib. Prithvic. Trishuld. None of above.

5. What is the FDI limit in Defense sector in India?a. 0b. 26c. 49d. 74

6. What is NIRDESH?a. State of the art electronic communication system for Navyb. An organization for making India self-reliant in defense technologyc. Joint naval exercise between India and USAd. None of above

7. Correct statementa. Garden Reach shipbuilders= Andhrab. Mazagon dock= Goac. Both A and Bd. None

8. In terms of range, find correct order: from lower to higher?a. Agni V, Sagarika, Dhanush, Brahmosb. Sagarika, Dhanush, Brahmos, Agni Vc. Brahmos, Dhanush, Sagarika, Agni Vd. None of above.

9. Find the odd terma. Helinab. Nirbhayc. Sagarikad. Nirdesh

10. Find the odd sequencea. Indra, Rajendra, Mihir, Revatib. Mihir, Panchendriya, USUSH, Rajendrac. Indra, Rajendra, Rohini, Revatid. None of above.

11. incorrect Matcha. Mirage=Russiab. J31=Japanc. SU30-MKI=S.Koread. All of above.

12. Kaveri is an engine Developed fora. INS Arihantb. Light combat aircraftc. T90 Arjun tankd. none of above

13. Which of the following ship can be used during oil spills?a. Sahyadrib. Arihantc. Chakrad. Samudra Paheredar

14. Correct Matcha. Dweep Rakshak:Indian Navys new base in Andamanb. Baaz: Indian Navys new base in Maldives.



b. Baaz: Indian Navys new base in Maldives.c. Both A and Bd. None

15. First private sector company to get CISF cover wasa. TCSb. WIPROc. Satyamd. infosys

16. Which of the following is not a central armed police force?a. BSFb. CRPFc. CISFd. Rashtriya Rifles

17. Which of the following is not a central paramilitary force?a. Assam Riflesb. Special Frontier Forcec. Coast Guardd. NSG

18. Which of the following doesnt report to home ministrya. RAFb. CRPFc. SSBd. RAW

Main article stop here. Now just some filler material.

Operations

this is too cliched for the MCQs.

Operation Why Force yearBlossom Evacuate Indians from Libya navy 2011Black Tornado Kill terrorists responbile for 26/11 NSG 2008Sukoon Evacuate Indians during Israel-Lebanon conflict. Navy 2006Madath, Sea Waves, Castor,Gambhir, Rainbow, Rahat Relief after 2004 tsunami Navy 2004

Enduring Freedom It was US operation in Afghanistan but India navy escored Americanships through straight of Malacca Navy 2001

TalwarKargil war

Navy 1999Vijay(99) Army 1999Safed sagar Airforce 1999Cactus To prevent coup in Maldives All 3 1988Pawan Peace keeping in Sri Lanka Army 1987Meghdoot Capturing Siachen glacier Army 1984Triden, Python Attacking Karachi port Navy 1971Vijay (61) Capture of Goa, Daman and Diu and Anjidiv Islands Army 1961Polo Hyderabad freedom Army 1948

Now Some more misc. GK that is not much important for MCQs.

Field formation, in terms of no. soldiers= corps > division > brigade > battalion > company > platoon > section.In gallantry awards: Param Vir > Maharvir > Vir.Ashok chakra = equivalent of Param Vir charka, given for bravery in peacetime. (e.g. given to police officers who martyredduring 26/11).Medal of Honor = American equivalent of Param Vir Chakra.Highest rank in Indian Army is not General but Field marshal. So far only two field marshals: Cariappa and Manekshaw. InAmerican system, these two are five star generals and rest (e.g. V.K.Singh, Bikram Singh, ) are four star generals.



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American system, these two are five star generals and rest (e.g. V.K.Singh, Bikram Singh, ) are four star generals.India= RAW (external intelligence) , IB (internal) Similarly UK = MI5 (internal intelligence) and MI6 (externalintelligence).

Finally some time pass questions/ food for thought

1. If India has CBI and US has FBI then what does UK have?2. Every country would need a RAW but not a CBI why?3. USA has FBI + US Marshalls. FBI looks after federal investigation and US Marshalls do the transporting of federal

prisoners, serving warrants and securing federal courts. On that logic, While India has CBI, but why doesnt India haveIndian marshals?

Answers for time pass questions

1. Nothing. Because UK is not a federal country. Although UK does have special police forces to fight organized crime andnarcotics. But in terms of jurisdiction and functions, theyre not equivalent to CBI/FBI.

2. Hint given in answer 1.3. because most of the federal prisoners in India are either out on bail or doing Aiyaashi in the jail so separate police to

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111 comments to [Defense] Current Affairs compilation 2012-13: missiles, joint exercises,operations, organizations

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skp singhReply to this commentlucid n brilliant written

aadilReply to this commentsir..please also update a write up on various1)reports2)committees3)new initiatives(national and international)4)and miscellaneous which u think are appropriate..please sir ..even u know this section is crucial(if not as direct question ,then definitely as indirectly BY forming ONE of THREEstatement given in numerous questions



statement given in numerous questionsi know it wud be huge compilation ,but then who wud know better than in filtering out essential componentsi wud be waiting siri was ur 789th member atleast for that sake (hahahaha)

atulReply to this commentVery nice nd highly informative articleThnks mrunalOne more thing, hw to make it in pdf? The link which used to be on top earlier is not there.

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AadarshReply to this commentAEWC should be AEWACsSukhoi T-50(prototype of pak fa) developed by russia and india. it is a 5th generation fighter(to counter f22 raptor of america)INS-kiltan: Anti-Submarine Warfare corvette(A highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer) indigenous byGRSE(garden reach ship builders & engg ltd)also LCA np1 and tejas are same, except tejas is lca variant. im not sure about this pls confirm

rathodReply to this commentsir,when will upsc mains 2013 be held?In HINDU newspaper,it is given that mains will be held in august/septermber 2013.is it true?

rajrajeevReply to this commentsee upsc portal it is on nov 8,dont think more abt rumour just concentrate on prelims

garimaReply to this commentit has wrongly published dat actually its nov-dec.

RakeshReply to this comment

It might have published for IFoS.

irshad shaikhReply to this commentsir please provide notes on committees and national issues

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thank you very much sirtime saving, very informative u r spreading such a treasure of knowledge brilliantly.

PRAKASHReply to this comment1b2d3d4c5b6a7d8c9d10b11d12b13d14d15d16d17d18d if ,Im wrong plz correct.

PRAKASHReply to this commentcorrection to foregoing post ,ans of questions 1,4,6,&10 are d,d,b&c respectively

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I m in a dilemma, whether to appear in CASE-2013 or not, only because of 75% of syllabus in 2nd paper except pub adportion.max i can attend 50% of 2nd paper including MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES part. to what extent, leaving other 50% or doinguess-work, could deter, in clearing this paper. is there any chance of gettin through if attend 1st paper n half of 2nd paper as i hvntany idea of cul-off. please reply.

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PDReply to this commentB=5,6C= 4,8,10D=1,2,3,7,9,11-18Murnal correct me if i am wrong..

HariReply to this commentDear Mrunal,I have a doubt whether there is any quota against optionals like public administration- 250 members, geography- 150 members.



VishalReply to this commentArjun is different tank. Its indigenous tank developed by DRDO. Whereas T-90 (Bhishma)is imported from russia like T-72. Pleasecorrect it.

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ArpitReply to this commentI left the Indian Military Academy to prepare for the civil services. Had seen a lot of presentations and projects on defense and relatedissues but nothing could match the lucidity and the ease of explaining as you have done..hats off to you..!you indeed have the soldiers spirit in you..

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sandip s. k.Reply to this commentsir, defence artical s outstanding.. Bt sir didnt mention any recent tests conducted by defence f agni, prithvi etc

DeepakReply to this commentLots of appreciation..really fantastic articles.Great work.

AmitReply to this commentThough everywhere range of Agni-IV is shown as 4000 km but in reality Agni-IV bridges the gap between Agni II and Agni III since itwas earlier known as Agni II prime.So tested range of Agni-IV is below to that of Agni-III and Agni-III is intended to be of the range greater than Agni-IV.Plz refer the news report and the corresponding table for greater details:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/its-a-high-five-moment-for-the-agni/article3325145.ecehttp://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/01056/Capabilities_of_In_1056465a.pdf

AmitReply to this commentThough everywhere range of Agni-IV is shown as 4000 km but in reality Agni-IV bridges the gap between Agni II and Agni III since itwas earlier known as Agni II prime.



was earlier known as Agni II prime.So tested range of Agni-IV is below to that of Agni-III and Agni-III is intended to be of the range greater than Agni-IV.Plz refer the news report and the corresponding table for greater details:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/its-a-high-five-moment-for-the-agni/article3325145.ecehttp://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/01056/Capabilities_of_In_1056465a.pdf

ZaheerReply to this commentKyun aise bhayaanak articles bana kar serious aspirants ka time kha rahe ho. Befaltu ke kachre bhar rahe ho yahaan.

Darshan ThakkerReply to this commentHello,ballastic missile work on the basis of projectile rule, so it will be launched at the angel of 45 degree. So it reuired fuel only for to gohigh in air, than after it will came down on earth with the help of gravitational force. Thats why if target will changed its position thanmissile can not able to hit target. As well as because of semi circle path of missile its easly catch by radar.On the other side, cruise missile go on straight path ( ballastic semicircule path ), cruise missie not able to catch by radar ( ballasticcan be catch ), cruise missile fuel till th end ( ballastic required fuel only in initial, than use gravitational force ) cruese missile can ableto hit target, even though target change its position.

krishnaReply to this commentwhich is Indias first indigenously built fighter aircraft

AmitReply to this commentThough everywhere range of Agni-IV is shown as 4000 km but in reality Agni-IV bridges the gap between Agni II and Agni III since itwas earlier known as Agni II prime.So tested range of Agni-IV is below to that of Agni-III and Agni-III is intended to be of the range greater than Agni-IV.

Plz refer the news report and the corresponding table for greater details:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/its-a-high-five-moment-for-the-agni/article3325145.ecehttp://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/01056/Capabilities_of_In_1056465a.pdfWhy my comment is not getting publishedis there a problem????

AmitReply to this commentThough everywhere range of Agni-IV is shown as 4000 km but in reality Agni-IV bridges the gap between Agni II and Agni III since itwas earlier known as Agni II prime.So tested range of Agni-IV is below to that of Agni-III and Agni-III is intended to be of the range greater than Agni-IV.Plz refer the news report and the corresponding table for greater details:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/its-a-high-five-moment-for-the-agni/article3325145.ecehttp://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/01056/Capabilities_of_In_1056465a.pdfWhy my comment is not getting publishedis there a problem????

rakesh kumarReply to this commentsir u have made a consolidated/complte/concise article

adityaReply to this commentnirbhay is like Big Daddy (Or Mummy!) of Tomahawks Max range of 1000 km. based on Lakshya (Drone) Pilotless Target aircraft..

NiksReply to this commentSir u made Sci tech too simple u r the Great



Sir u made Sci tech too simple u r the Great

SwapnilReply to this commentshaurya missed

amitReply to this commentsir u make all information in a very simple wordit helps alot..thank u sir.but one problem is here that i can not downloads theseinformation in pdf forms.i follows your instructions but it can not helpful..please sort out my probe

NiteshReply to this comment@Mrunal sir,Arjun was an equivalent of T-90 developed by DRDO but due to late trials india imported T-90 from Russia and namedthem BHISMAAnd by the way great work as always.following u.thanks ..

hariReply to this commentGood Article Mrunal.lucid .

luckReply to this commentKINDLY NOTE THAT FULL FORM OF STOBAR IS NOT Ski take-off but arrested recovery but Short take-off but arrestedrecovery

DipakReply to this commentHiIf I want to give you some information relevant to ur posted article in PDF or word document, How can I send you??

sachin bachchhawReply to this commentvery good .but lot of fact .

michaelReply to this commentvery good sir

KingshukReply to this commentAmidst a state of confusion your articles completely restrategise my prepartion & take it to a new level. Thank u sir.

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