UPSC PYQPrelims 2025

Civil Services Examination · Question 64

With reference to India's defence, consider the following pairs: 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 given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All the three
  4. None
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Answer: (B) Only two

Explanation

Dornier-228 (maritime patrol) and C-17 Globemaster III (military transport) are correctly matched; IL-76 is a heavy transport aircraft, not a supersonic combat aircraft.