Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 13 — Chapter 13: India's Defence System
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are India's three defence branches? [1]
(A) Army, Navy, Air Force
(B) Only Army
(C) Only Navy
(D) Only Air Force
2. What is the Indian Army responsible for? [1]
(A) Land-based defence and border security
(B) Only naval operations
(C) Only aerial defence
(D) Nothing significant
3. What is the Indian Navy responsible for? [1]
(A) Maritime interests and coastal security
(B) Only land defence
(C) Only aerial defence
(D) Nothing significant
4. What is the Indian Air Force responsible for? [1]
(A) Aerial defence and airspace protection
(B) Only land defence
(C) Only naval operations
(D) Nothing significant
5. What has India's defence system incorporated? [1]
(A) Modern technology and indigenous weapons
(B) Only foreign weapons
(C) No technology advancement
(D) Only outdated systems
6. What does 'indigenous weapons development' mean? [1]
(A) Weapons developed domestically in India
(B) Only imported weapons
(C) No weapons development
(D) Only borrowed technology
7. What else has India pursued for defence? [1]
(A) Strategic partnerships
(B) Complete isolation
(C) No partnerships
(D) Only conflict
8. Why learn about India's defence system? [1]
(A) To understand national security structures
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What are India's three defence branches? [1]
(A) Army, Navy, Air Force
(B) Only Army
(C) Only Navy
(D) Only Air Force
10. What is the Indian Army responsible for? [1]
(A) Land-based defence and border security
(B) Only naval operations
(C) Only aerial defence
(D) Nothing significant
11. What is the Indian Navy responsible for? [1]
(A) Maritime interests and coastal security
(B) Only land defence
(C) Only aerial defence
(D) Nothing significant
12. What is the Indian Air Force responsible for? [1]
(A) Aerial defence and airspace protection
(B) Only land defence
(C) Only naval operations
(D) Nothing significant
13. What has India's defence system incorporated? [1]
(A) Modern technology and indigenous weapons
(B) Only foreign weapons
(C) No technology advancement
(D) Only outdated systems
14. What does 'indigenous weapons development' mean? [1]
(A) Weapons developed domestically in India
(B) Only imported weapons
(C) No weapons development
(D) Only borrowed technology
15. What else has India pursued for defence? [1]
(A) Strategic partnerships
(B) Complete isolation
(C) No partnerships
(D) Only conflict
16. Why learn about India's defence system? [1]
(A) To understand national security structures
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests