General N S Raja Subramani Assumes Charge as India's New Chief of Defence Staff
Prior to this apex military appointment, he served in high-profile capacities including Vice Chief of Army Staff and Military Adviser to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).
The CDS functions as the principal military adviser to the Government of India, coordinating joint operations and resource optimization across the army, navy, and air force.
This transition marks a critical point for India's defense administration as it continues to implement theaterisation and modernization across its armed forces.
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National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Headquarters: New Delhi
Q Practice Quiz — 1 June 2026
1. Who has assumed charge as India's new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan?
Explanation: General N.S. Raja Subramani assumed charge as India's new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan.
2. Who has assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of India?
Explanation: Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi.
3. Under the recently updated guidelines of the PM SVANidhi scheme, what are the revised loan amounts for the first and second tranches respectively?
Explanation: The revised loan amounts under the updated PM SVANidhi guidelines are Rs 15,000 for the first tranche (previously Rs 10,000) and Rs 25,000 for the second tranche (previously Rs 20,000).
4. To which base year has the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) revised the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in its 10th revision?
Explanation: MoSPI has revised the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23.
5. India recently signed a landmark defense export agreement valued at approximately Rs 6,000 crore to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to which country?
Explanation: India signed an agreement to export BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Vietnam during the Shangri-La Dialogue, in a deal worth around Rs 6,000 crore.
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