MCQs - 2026-06

The key ministries involved in promoting Mission LiFE include Environment, Forest and Climate Change; New and Renewable Energy; and Housing and Urban Affairs, among others. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is not typically listed as a primary promoter.

Mission LiFE aims to mobilize at least one billion people to take climate action by 2027, focusing on individual and community-level behavioral changes.

Mission LiFE was launched by India and the UN Secretary-General at the COP27 Climate Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022.

The DRDO Counter-Drone System is primarily designed for protecting vital installations, strategic assets, and VVIPs from potential drone threats, including those carrying explosives or surveillance equipment.

DRDO's Counter-Drone System is equipped with both soft kill (jamming of communication links) and hard kill (laser-based destruction) options to effectively neutralize various types of drones.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an advanced Counter-Drone System to detect, identify, and neutralize rogue drones.

The primary objective of TROPEX is to test the combat readiness of the Indian Navy, along with other services, in a complex multi-dimensional scenario and to validate its operational plans.

While primarily a naval exercise, TROPEX is a tri-service exercise involving assets from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Coast Guard, alongside the Indian Navy, to validate operational readiness.

TROPEX stands for Theatre-level Readiness Operational Exercise, which is the Indian Navy's largest biennial war game.

Akash-NG is designed with improved reaction time and higher maneuverability to neutralize high-speed, agile aerial threats, making it more effective than its predecessors.