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Agniveer (Agnipath Scheme) Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge as it is examined in Agniveer (Agnipath Scheme). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What is the BrahMos and what is special about it?
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India (DRDO) and Russia; it is one of the world's fastest cruise missiles and can be launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air platforms.
Classify India's Agni missile series by role.
Agni is a family of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles: Agni-I to Agni-V/VI range from medium-range to intercontinental ballistic missiles (Agni-V being ICBM-class, over 5,000 km).
What is the Prithvi missile?
Prithvi is India's first indigenously developed short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, part of the IGMDP.
What was the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) and who led it?
A DRDO programme (1983) to develop five missile systems — Prithvi, Agni, Akash, Trishul and Nag — led by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
What is the Akash missile system?
Akash is an indigenous medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by DRDO for air defence.
What is the Nag missile?
Nag is an indigenous third-generation 'fire-and-forget' anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) developed by DRDO.
What does DRDO stand for and what is its function?
Defence Research and Development Organisation — the premier agency under the Ministry of Defence responsible for the military's research and development of weapons, missiles and technologies. It was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New Delhi.
What does HAL stand for and what does it produce?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — a defence PSU that designs and manufactures aircraft, helicopters and aero-engines (e.g., Tejas, Dhruv, Light Combat Helicopter).
Name three Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) of India besides HAL.
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Garden Reach Shipbuilders, and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML).
Under which ministry do the armed forces and DRDO function, and what are its key departments?
The Ministry of Defence (MoD); its main departments include the Department of Defence, Department of Military Affairs (headed by CDS), Department of Defence Production, and Department of Defence Research & Development (DRDO).
Name the four major wars India fought with Pakistan.
The wars of 1947-48 (First Kashmir War), 1965, 1971 (Bangladesh Liberation War) and the 1999 Kargil War.
What was the outcome and significance of the 1971 Indo-Pak war?
India's decisive victory led to the surrender of about 93,000 Pakistani troops and the creation of Bangladesh; it is regarded as one of India's greatest military victories.
What was the Kargil War (Operation Vijay) of 1999?
A conflict in the Kargil sector of Kashmir where India recaptured high-altitude posts infiltrated by Pakistani forces; victory is commemorated as Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26 July.
What was the Sino-Indian War of 1962?
A border war between India and China, fought mainly in Aksai Chin and the North-East Frontier Agency (Arunachal), which ended in a setback for India and a Chinese-declared ceasefire.
What was Operation Meghdoot (1984)?
The Indian Army operation to seize control of the Siachen Glacier, making it the world's highest battlefield, securing key passes ahead of Pakistan.
What was the 2019 Balakot operation?
An IAF air strike on a terrorist training camp in Balakot, Pakistan, carried out in response to the Pulwama attack.
What is India's record in United Nations peacekeeping missions?
India is one of the largest contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping operations, having participated in dozens of missions worldwide since the 1950s (e.g., Korea, Congo, Lebanon, South Sudan).
Name important bilateral/multilateral military exercises India conducts and with whom.
Malabar (naval, with US/Japan/Australia), Indra (with Russia), Yudh Abhyas (army, with US), Garuda (air, with France), and Hand-in-Hand (with China).
What are India's gallantry awards in peacetime and wartime, ranked highest first?
Wartime: Param Vir Chakra > Maha Vir Chakra > Vir Chakra. Peacetime: Ashoka Chakra > Kirti Chakra > Shaurya Chakra.
What is the Param Vir Chakra (PVC)?
India's highest wartime military gallantry award, given for the most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy; the first recipient was Major Somnath Sharma.
Which gallantry award is the highest for peacetime acts of valour?
The Ashoka Chakra, the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra.
What are the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) under the Ministry of Home Affairs? Name them.
CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force), BSF (Border Security Force), CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police), SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal), and the NSG (National Security Guard).
What is the difference between the Armed Forces and Paramilitary/CAPFs in India?
The Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force) are under the Ministry of Defence for external defence; CAPFs/paramilitary forces are under the Ministry of Home Affairs for internal security and border guarding. The Assam Rifles is jointly administered (MHA control, Army operational command).
Which border force guards the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders, and which guards the India-China border?
The Border Security Force (BSF) guards the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders; the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) guards the India-China border.
What this deck covers
The Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge deck follows the Agniveer (Agnipath Scheme) Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge syllabus — 4 chapters and 15 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.8 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 161 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge flashcards FAQ
How many Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge flashcards are in this Agniveer (Agnipath Scheme) deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these Agniveer (Agnipath Scheme) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge cards cover?
They follow the Agniveer (Agnipath Scheme) Defence Awareness and Armed Forces Knowledge syllabus — 4 chapters and 15 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.