AHEAD OF PM MODI’S PARIS VISIT, SEVERAL DEALS ON AGENDA, DAC EXPECTED TO MEET IN NEXT FEW DAYS

Question 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Paris later this week as Chief Guest at the………

Answer 1

BASTILLE DAY

Question 2

WHAT IS BASTIL DAY

Answer 2

Bastlle Day, also known as French
Natonal Day or La Fête Natonale, is a holiday celebrated in
France on July 14th each year

the storming of the Bastlle prison in 1789

Question 3

DEAL CAN BE CRACK DOWN OF

Answer 3

Rafale-M fghters and three more Scorpene-class submarines for the Navy

Question 4

Defence Acquisiton Council (DAC) FORMED IN

Answer 4

The Minister of Defence is the Chairman of the Council.
It was formed, afer the Group of Ministers
recommendatons on ‘Reforming the Natonal Security
System’, in 2001, post Kargil War (1999).

Question 5

………………… Rafale jets customised for Indian requirements under a €7.87
billion deal signed in April ………

Answer 5

36
APRIL 2016

Question 6

Rafale jets FIRST BAYCH DELIVERED AT

Answer 6

2016

Question 7

, Safran of France is in the race to co-develop a fghter engine for India’s fifth
generaton fghter and is competng with General Electric of the U.S. and Rolls Royce of the
U.K

Question 8

The HAL is developing India’s frst 5th Gen aircraft named …………..

Answer 8

AMCA (Advanced medium
combat aircraf).

Question 9

Six Scorpene class submarines are being built under Project-75 by MDL under technology
transfer from France’s Naval Group under a $3.75 bn deal signed in October 2005

Question 10

when did india and france est. relations diplomatic

Answer 10

1947

Question 11

india and france
of the partnership to the strategic level in

Answer 11

1998

Question 12

ISRO-CNES Joint Working Group: In
2020, the Indian Space Research Organizaton (ISRO) and the
French Natonal Centre for Space Studies (CNES) established
a Joint Working Group to further enhance their cooperaton
in the feld of space.
France also assisted India to set up the Sriharikota launch
site

Question 13

India was the world’s biggest importer of major arms in 2018–22, and one of the arm exporter of

Answer 13

india

Question 14

Military Dialogues and Regularly held Joint Exercises:

Answer 14

• Varuna (navy), Garuda (air force), and Shakti (army)

Question 15

france is …………investor in india

Answer 15

It is the 11th largest foreign investor in India

Question 16

French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) ofered technical cooperaton to India on
civil nuclear innovaton in …………

Answer 16

1950

which materialised in 1951, with the two countries
signing a bilateral agreement “for the research and constructon of berylliummoderated reactors

Question 17

, a landmark agreement on civil nuclear cooperaton was signed between India
and France in …………. named the “Framework Agreement for Civil Nuclear Cooperaton”.

Answer 17

2008