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Test Your Defence IQ: January 2026

 

SEEMA SANGHOSH ENGLISH

Vol. 1 | Issue: January 2026 | Focus: National Security


STRATEGIC SHIFT: THE DECEMBER 2025 REVIEW

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: INDIA'S SECURITY MILESTONES


Q1. The Second-Strike Shield

Which platform successfully tested the K-4 SLBM on Dec 23, completing India’s nuclear triad?

A) INS Arihant

B) INS Arighaat

C) INS Vagir

D) INS Chakra

Q2. The 'Pralay' Punch

What capability was validated during the 'Pralay' missile test on Dec 31?

A) Hypersonic glide

B) Salvo launch

C) Submarine launch

D) Anti-satellite strike

Q3. Northern Borders

The 125 infrastructure projects in Ladakh primarily consisted of:

A) Airfields only

B) 93 bridges & 28 roads

C) Missile silos

D) Railway tunnels

Q4. Policy Milestone

Which major policy framework was finalized in late December 2025?

A) Drone Surveillance Program

B) National Counter Terrorism Policy

C) Pakistan Anti-Terror Pact

D) Cyber Defense Command

Q5. Mission 'Sudarshan Chakra'

What is the primary focus of this ₹79,000 Cr mission?

A) Blue-water navy

B) AI-enabled border surveillance

C) Space warfare

D) Cyber-banking

Q6. Gatekeeper of the Gulf

The India-Oman CEPA secures access to which vital chokepoint?

A) Strait of Malacca

B) Strait of Hormuz

C) Bab el-Mandeb

D) Suez Canal

Q7. Indigenous Artillery

What range did the Pinaka Long-Range Guided Rocket achieve on Dec 29?

A) 75 km

B) 90 km

C) 120 km

D) 150 km

Q8. Internal Security

India is on track to achieve which goal by mid-2026?

A) Zero cyber-crime

B) A 'Naxal-free' state

C) Fencing Nepal border

D) Zero infiltration

Q9. The Russian Connection

The 23rd India-Russia Summit emphasized:

A) Strategic Autonomy

B) NATO standards

C) Contract termination

D) New military bloc

Q10. Doctrine Shift

The K-4 SLBM moves India’s posture from 'Ambiguity' to:

A) First Strike

B) Assured Retaliation

C) Non-Nuclear

D) Isolationism


ANSWERS: 1-B | 2-B | 3-B | 4-B | 5-B | 6-B | 7-C | 8-B | 9-A | 10-B


  Seema Sanghosh English: January 2026


 

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