December Flashcards
gen bipin rawat was the first cds of india serving from _________ to ____________
The first Chief of Defence Staff was General Bipin Rawat who took office on 1 January 2020, and held it until his death in a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021.
The CDS is a _________-star officer selected from among the serving officers of the Indian Armed Forces. They may serve upto age 65.
four
The CDS is the Highest ranking military officer and military head and permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Armed Forces.
when was the office created?
Formation: 24 December 2019; 2 years ago
he was awarded the ‘sword of honour’ at the ______
dehradun military academy
along with establishment of the office of cds ___________ was instituted as the 5th dept under the ministry
dept. of military affairs
who recommended the post of cds
kargil review committee 2001
naresh chandra committee 2012
the cds plays an advisory role in the __________
nca - nuclear command authority
Army – Chief of Army Staff
General Manoj Mukund Naravane
Navy – Chief of the Navy Staff
Admiral R. Hari Kumar
The current CNS is Admiral R. Hari Kumar. The 25th Navy Chief, he took over from Karambir Singh, who retired on 30 November 2021 after four decades of service from the navy.
Air Force – Chief of Air Staff
Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (-sept 2021)
Term
Three years of until the age of 65; whichever comes first
precursor
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
The responsibilities of CDS include:
Combining operations of the Army, Air Force and Navy
To standardize weapons procurement procedures
CDS is the commanding officer and chairperson of the Joint Commanders and Staff Committee
Ensure optimal utilisation of infrastructure in the three Services
what is the name of the russian chopper that the cds was on
IAF, belonged to the 109 helipcopter unit of the sulur air base in tamil nadu
when did india contract with the makers and what was the money involved
National origin Soviet Union / Russia
Design group Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Built by Kazan Helicopter Plant
2008, deliveries began in 2013 and ended in 2018 for 80 helicopters at 1.3billion US Dollars
where was a repair and overhaul facility of the concerned chopper inaugrated in 2019
3 base repair depot in chandigarh
it has been used by _______ countries
nearly 50
where did the chopper crash
in kattery village near coonoor
which state mourned him for three days due to him being from their saina village, of the pauri district between 9 and 12 december
uttarakhand ( cm pushkar dhami)
of the plane of 14 members how many survived
0
capt. varun singh died a few days after the crash
article 130
- Seat of Supreme Court The Supreme Court shall sit in Delhi or in such other place or places, as the Chief Justice of India may, with the approval of the President, from time to time, appoint
what are the biggest arguments against a national court of appeals
- against article 130
- against the basic structure of constitution (sc’s can hear appeals)
a 2014 report shows that on ___ of 888 judgements passed that year dealt with public law or constitutional cases and the rest were appeals
64, of which only 14 were delivered by a constitutional bench (required by constitutional cases)
how many NCAs will be set up and how many judges will they contain
4 courts - north south east and west with 15 judges each reaching a total of 60 judges
