Defence News Questions and Answers

Answer: B

The theme was Path to Pride.

DefExpo 2022, the 12th edition of India's land, naval and homeland security exhibition, was held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, in October 2022 with the theme 'Path to Pride'. It was the first edition limited to Indian companies, in line with the push for self-reliance in defence.

'India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub' was the theme of DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow. 'Synergy for Defence' and 'Aatmanirbharta' alone were not the 2022 theme.

Answer: C

The official key is 50. In February 2023 the Indian Army began placing women officers from the combat-support arms, outside the medical stream, in command of units, and the report quoted in the question puts the number set to head units in operational areas, including forward locations, at about 50. The figure is approximate in the stem itself, which is why the question says approximately. The other options, 30, 40 and 60, are different numbers and are not the one the key gives. Because this is a current-affairs recall question, the answer rests on the official key and the reported figure.