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Defence Indigenisation MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. India has established two Defence Industrial Corridors, one in Uttar Pradesh and one in Tamil Nadu. 2. The UP Defence Industrial Corridor has six identified nodes. 3. The Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor has six identified nodes. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the two corridors are in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and UPDIC has six nodes. Statement 3 is incorrect because TNDIC has five nodes, not six.
Q2Consider the following statements about DAP 2020: 1. DAP 2020 was promulgated with effect from 01 October 2020. 2. DAP 2020 gives highest priority to procurement under Buy Indian-IDDM. 3. DAP 2020 gives highest priority to Buy Global-Manufacture in India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The official release says DAP 2020 took effect from 01 October 2020 and gives the highest priority to Buy Indian-IDDM. Statement 3 is incorrect because Buy Global-Manufacture in India is a category introduced to push Make in India, not the highest-priority category.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The Department of Military Affairs promulgated three Positive Indigenisation Lists comprising 310 items in total. 2. These three DMA lists were promulgated on 21 August 2020, 31 May 2021 and 7 April 2022. 3. The three DMA lists comprised 101, 101 and 108 items respectively. 4. The timelines in these lists specify when the items would be procured from indigenous sources. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The three DMA lists totaled 310 items, were dated 21 August 2020, 31 May 2021 and 7 April 2022, and carried timelines for indigenous procurement. Statement 3 is false because the sequence was 101, 108 and 101.
Q4Consider the following statements: 1. MAKE-II has no government funding. 2. MAKE-II has a minimum 50% indigenous-content requirement. 3. MAKE-II gives up to 70% government funding capped at Rs 250 crore per Development Agency. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: MAKE-II is described as having no government funding and a minimum 50% indigenous-content requirement. Statement 3 is incorrect because the 70% funding capped at Rs 250 crore per Development Agency is the MAKE-I feature.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. A DDP positive indigenisation list covered 2,500 imported items that had already been indigenised. 2. The same list covered 351 imported items to be indigenised in the next three years. 3. The initiative was expected to save foreign exchange approximately equivalent to Rs 3,000 crore every year. 4. The items in the list were to be procured from Indian industry only for the first three years, after which imports could resume automatically. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 4 is incorrect because the PIB release says the items will only be procured from Indian industry after the indicated timelines; it does not say imports resume automatically after three years.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. TDF is executed by DRDO and supports indigenous development by MSMEs and start-ups. 2. In June 2022, TDF funding was enhanced to Rs 50 crore per project from Rs 10 crore. 3. The TDF scheme facilitates up to 70 per cent of the total project cost. 4. Union Budget 2022-23 earmarked 25 per cent of the defence R&D budget for private industry, start-ups and academia. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. DAP 2020 uses positive indigenisation lists so that listed equipment is not procured ex-import after prescribed timelines. 2. DAP 2020 introduced indigenisation of imported spares through the Make-III process to enhance self-reliance through import substitution. 3. DAP 2020 removed reservation for MSMEs and small shipyards for orders up to Rs 100 crore per year. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 came into effect on 1 October 2020. 2. The first two Positive Indigenisation Lists had 101 and 108 items respectively. 3. The third Positive Indigenisation List for DPSUs contained 580 line replacement units and components. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. DRDO's 68th Foundation Day is linked in the corpus with DAC approving 22 AoN proposals. 2. The corpus figure for those AoN proposals is about Rs 1.30 lakh crore. 3. The corpus states that DAC approved 12 AoN proposals worth about Rs 1.30 lakh crore. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. DAP 2020 reserves specified acquisition categories for Indian vendors with ownership and control by resident Indians. 2. Buy (Global-Manufacture in India) is listed by DAP 2020 as a category reserved exclusively for Indian vendors. 3. DAP 2020 introduced Buy (Global-Manufacture in India) to push the Make in India initiative. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements: 1. The fifth Positive Indigenisation List for DPSUs covers line replacement units, systems, sub-systems, assemblies, sub-assemblies, spares, components and raw materials. 2. The fifth DPSU list is intended to minimise imports by DPSUs. 3. The fifth DPSU list applies to more than one DPSU, not merely to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. 4. The items on the fifth DPSU list are to be procured from Indian industry after the indicated timelines. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements: 1. DRDO's Ahilyanagar advanced armoured platforms had 30 mm crewless turrets. 2. The same Ahilyanagar platforms had 65% indigenous content. 3. The same Ahilyanagar platforms had 85% indigenous content. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements: 1. The Defence Acquisition Council approved amendments in DAP 2020 on 22 March 2022. 2. The amendments stated that import of defence equipment from foreign industry should be an exception requiring specific approval. 3. The amendments made import from foreign industry the default route for all acquisitions. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements: 1. Under MAKE-I, government funding for prototype development can be up to 70%. 2. MAKE-I funding is capped at Rs 250 crore per Development Agency. 3. MAKE-I is a no-government-funding category with minimum 50% indigenous content. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements: 1. iDEX is implemented by Defence Innovation Organisation, a Section 8 company. 2. The support for Defence Innovation Organisation mentioned in the PIB release came only from HAL. 3. HAL and BEL provided Rs 50 crore support each to Defence Innovation Organisation. Which of the statements given above are correct?