{"id":2877,"date":"2026-04-22T21:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:57:00","slug":"with-reference-to-indias-defence-consider-the-following-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/with-reference-to-indias-defence-consider-the-following-pairs","title":{"rendered":"With reference to India\u2019s defence, consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Aircraft Type<\/strong>   <\/td>Description<\/strong>   <\/td><\/tr>
I. Dornier-228   <\/td>Maritime patrol aircraft   <\/td><\/tr>
II. IL-76   <\/td>Supersonic combat aircraft   <\/td><\/tr>
III. C-17 Globemaster III   <\/td>Military transport aircraft   <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How many of the pairs are correctly matched?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Only one\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Only two\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • All three\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • None\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    Answer: (b) Only two   <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    • India\u2019s defence forces operate a\u00a0diverse fleet of aircraft, each serving specific roles such as surveillance, combat, and transportation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The\u00a0Dornier 228<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0twin-engine turboprop aircraft utilized by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0maritime patrol<\/strong>,\u00a0surveillance<\/strong>,\u00a0search and rescue<\/strong>, and\u00a0pollution control<\/strong>\u00a0missions. Manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), it is equipped with advanced sensors and communication systems tailored for maritime operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The\u00a0Ilyushin Il-76<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0strategic airlifter<\/strong>, not a supersonic combat aircraft<\/mark>.\u00a0Designed by the Soviet Union\u2019s Ilyushin design bureau<\/strong>, it serves roles such as\u00a0transporting heavy machinery<\/strong>,\u00a0aerial refuelling<\/strong>, and\u00a0emergency response<\/strong>. It is a four-engine turbofan aircraft capable of operating in rugged environments but lacks the speed and agility characteristic of supersonic combat aircraft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The\u00a0C-17 Globemaster III<\/strong>\u00a0is a large\u00a0military transport aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) for the United States Air Force\u00a0<\/strong>and also operated by the Indian Air Force. It is designed for\u00a0rapid strategic airlift<\/strong>\u00a0of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft is capable of performing\u00a0tactical airlift<\/strong>,\u00a0medical evacuation<\/strong>, and\u00a0airdrops<\/strong>, making it a versatile asset in military logistics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \"IL-76\"
      IL-76<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Aircraft Type    Description    I. Dornier-228    Maritime patrol aircraft    II. IL-76    Supersonic combat aircraft    III. C-17 Globemaster III    Military transport aircraft    How many of the pairs are correctly matched? Answer: (b) Only two   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[44],"years":[63],"class_list":["post-2877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prelims","category-upsc","tag-science-and-tech","years-63"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"},{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"}],"post_tag":[{"value":44,"label":"Science and Tech"}],"years":[{"value":63,"label":"2025"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1},{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":44,"name":"Science and Tech","slug":"science-and-tech","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":167,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2877"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}