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Q11. The Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence notified a positive indigenisation list to achieve self-reliance in defence manufacturing and minimise imports by DPSUs. 2. The list contained 2,500 imported items already indigenised and 351 imported items to be indigenised in the next three years. 3. The initiative was expected to save foreign exchange of approximately Rs. 300 crore every year. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: the MoD described the list as part of self-reliance and import-minimisation efforts for DPSUs. Statement 2 is correct: the cited list had 2,500 already-indigenised imported items and 351 more to be indigenised. Statement 3 is incorrect because the saving was stated as about Rs. 3,000 crore per year, not Rs. 300 crore.
Q21. Eighteen major defence platforms for industry-led design and development were announced in March 2022. 2. Defence R&D was opened for industry, start-ups and academia with 25 percent of the defence R&D budget. 3. DAP-2020 removed priority for domestic sources in capital procurement. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is the reverse of the cited fact: DAP-2020 accorded priority to procurement from domestic sources.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. A PIB release in May 2023 stated that 164 PIL items with import-substitution value of Rs 814 crore had been successfully indigenised within stipulated timelines. 2. The indigenisation of those 164 items was achieved only in-house by DPSUs, without industry partners or MSMEs. 3. DDP had notified four PILs consisting of 4,666 items, including LRUs, sub-systems, spares and components for DPSUs. 4. After the May 2023 notification, the total number of indigenised items till December 2022 from those DDP PILs stood at 2,572. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: the release gives 164 items and Rs 814 crore. Statement 2 is false: the release says DPSUs achieved indigenisation either through industry partners including MSMEs or in-house. Statement 3 is correct: it gives four PILs totalling 4,666 items and identifies LRUs, sub-systems, spares and components. Statement 4 is false: after adding 164 items, the total stood at 2,736, while 2,572 was the earlier figure.
Q41. Earlier four PILs notified by the DDP for DPSUs comprised 4,666 items. 2. The five DPSU lists were in addition to five positive indigenisation lists of 509 items notified by the Department of Military Affairs. 3. The DMA lists covered only clothing and ration stores, not complex systems, sensors, weapons or ammunition. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the DMA lists included highly complex systems, sensors, weapons and ammunition; they were not limited to clothing or ration stores.
Q5Consider the following statements about warship-grade steel linked to Vikrant: 1. The indigenous warship-grade steel for Vikrant was developed through a partnership of the Navy, DRDO and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. 2. The partnership made India self-sufficient with respect to warship steel. 3. The PIB release says only imported steel is used in warships being built in India today. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Only statement 2 is correct. The partnership was among the Navy, DRDO and SAIL, not BHEL. The same source says warships being built in the country use indigenous steel, not only imported steel.
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6Consider the following statements about iDEX and the Technology Development Fund: 1. iDEX aims to foster innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace. 2. iDEX engages industries, MSMEs, startups, individual innovators, R&D institutes and academia. 3. The Technology Development Fund is outside DRDO and excludes MSMEs and startups. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements on the first DPSU Positive Indigenisation List notified in December 2021: 1. It contained 2,500 imported items that had already been indigenised. 2. It contained 351 imported items to be indigenised in the next three years. 3. The initiative was projected to save foreign exchange approximately equivalent to Rs 300 crore every year. 4. After the timelines indicated in the list, the items were to be procured only from Indian industry. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements on indigenous HPC components under NSM: 1. Design and development of indigenous server nodes, interconnect switch, storage and system software stack for next-generation HPC systems was initiated with 85% indigenous manufacturing. 2. Rudra is described as India's first indigenous server platform. 3. Trinetra is a next-generation indigenous HPC interconnect designed and developed in India. 4. Rudra and Trinetra are listed as imported sub-assemblies required for Indian supercomputers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. NavIC was earlier known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. 2. NavIC coverage is limited strictly to Indian territory and excludes any region beyond India's boundary. 3. GAGAN has been implemented by ISRO and the Airports Authority of India as a satellite-based augmentation system for Indian airspace. 4. GAGAN was certified by DGCA for APV-1 services on 30 December 2013 and for RNP 0.1 services on 21 April 2015. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about INS Vikrant: 1. It was designed by the Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. 2. Its indigenous content is stated as 76%, including around 30,000 tonnes of specialty steel from SAIL. 3. Its displacement is approximately 45,000 tonnes. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11What indigenous-content trajectory did the Ministry of Defence state for the Advanced Armoured Platforms?
12Consider the following statements about the fifth DPSU Positive Indigenisation List: 1. After the indicated indigenisation timelines, the items will only be procured from Indian industry. 2. DPSUs may undertake indigenisation through the Make procedure or in-house development involving industry, including MSMEs. 3. The involvement of academia and research institutions is expected to augment the design capabilities of domestic defence industry. 4. The fifth DPSU list consisted of 509 items. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements regarding indigenisation through SRIJAN and iDEX: 1. The SRIJAN portal was launched on 14 August 2020 to promote indigenisation. 2. iDEX-DIO received budgetary support of Rs 498.80 crore for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. 3. SRIJAN was designed exclusively for foreign vendors, not Indian private-sector participation. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements regarding Positive Indigenisation Lists: 1. The first Positive Indigenisation List contained 108 items. 2. The second Positive Indigenisation List contained 108 items. 3. These lists are meant to keep the listed defence items open for indefinite imports without timelines. Which of the statements given above are correct?
151. For Advanced Armoured Platforms, the Ministry stated that indigenous content was around 65 percent. 2. The Ministry stated that there were plans to increase the indigenous content of Advanced Armoured Platforms to 90 percent. 3. The Ministry stated that the platforms were already at 90 percent indigenous content with no further increase planned. Which of the statements given above are correct?