Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Sighs security cover has been downgraded from the Special Protection Group (SPG) to Z+ Security provided by the Central Reserve Police Forces (BSG) unit. All Prime Ministers, former PM’s and their immediate family are provided with an SPG security detail.
Former PM Manmohan Singh speaking at an economic convention
What is SPG?
SPG Commando’s in state of alert
The Special Protection Group is an elite VVIP protection unit Under the Cabinet Secretariat, providing close protection to present and former heads of state along with their families.
According to a statement made by the Ministry of Home Affair on the matter “The current security cover reviews a periodical and professional exercise based on the threat perception which is purely based on a professional assessment.” The home ministry further elaborated “Dr Manmohan Singh continues to have Z+ security cover provided by the CRPF.”
Dr Singh is the only living former PM to have his security cover reduced. The former PM will now have a similar security profile with leading industrialist Mukesh Ambani.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to take part in the G-7 Summit today. The Indian head of state has been personally invited by French president Emanuel Macron. The invitation has been described the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to as “reflection of personal chemistry between the two leaders and the recognition of India as a significant economic power.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
What Is The G7?
PM Modi with Boris Johnson
The Group of Seven or G7 is an international conference between seven of the worlds most developed countries. In which world leaders discuss important economic and geopolitical issues, coming to mutually agreed policies. The central theme of this years summit is ‘Combating Inequality.’
PM Modi arrived at Biarritz in France on 25 August following his three-nation tour of France, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. The Indian leader is expected to be a part of two G7 sessions, with the morning sessions of the summit to revolve around Climate, Biodiversity, Oceans and the afternoon session on Digital Transformation. PM Modi will also have personal interactions with various world leaders to enhance bilateral ties.
The Indian Prime Minister will be meeting the United States, Donald Trump, at around 3 pm. Where they are likely to discuss, the Kashmir issue and the regional implications following the repeal of article 370 among other issues of mutual relevance.
PM Narendra Modi With US President shaking hands at the ASEAN summit
PM Modi is also likely to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the two representatives of the other two specially invited counties, President of Senegal Macky Sall and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.
PM Modi being welcomed to France by French Troops
India’s invite to the G7 Summit goes a long way in the countries road to becoming a global superpower.
Dear Aspirants Cdr. Natarajan here, I have come across series of cases recently where
candidates after long years of hard work and intense preparation clear their
SSB but unfortunately meet up with failure in the SSB Medicals and this can be
completely heart breaking. Last
year we had a candidate named Animesh Hole from Satara who had struggled his
way up having studied in vernacular language and did his graduation and came up
for CDS Entry. Though he was rustic, he had put in a lot of efforts and cleared
the SSB in his very first attempt but unfortunately he was declared permanently
unfit in medicals because he had calcification in his liver which was more than
the permissible limit. There
was another case by the name of Avinash Yadav who was a student of Sainik
School Ghodakhal who could not make it in the NDA / TES but was a hard-core
defence aspirant and after his graduation he tried for OTA and finally cleared
the SSB in his 7th attempt but was declared unfit because he had
renal calculi and had to run around and get an endoscopic surgery done and was
finally declared fit.
There
is yet another case by the name Mudaseer L Akki who after clearing his SSB for
JAG entry was declared unfit medically for Fatty Liver Grade II and the most
disheartening of all was a case by the name Pranit who was a student of Sainik
school Korkunda, who was declared unfit for all the three services after having
cleared the SSB in his very first attempt for anomaly in his spinal chord. This
boy lived with a dream of joining the forces for 7 years and was an excellent
candidate but unfortunately he had to go through this situation in the end.
I have even come across cases were a candidate
after having done well in his 12th went on to pursue graduation in
humanities so that he can crack the CDS Examination one year earlier than the
engineer graduates and even after succeeding at the written examination and the
SSB, he gets permanently rejected in medicals which in turn means that he has
ruined his career forever. Had he known his medical condition early on he could
have well pursued his engineering and got into an alternative employment.
The
medical examination being the last step of this intense competitive process,
there is a need to obviate any chances of it letting you down before the onset
of the entire process. This will prevent avoidable heartbreaks by surprise
sprung during the medicals.
I
was pondering over this for several months in an attempt to eliminate this
easily avoidable obstacle with a little planning and preparation. And I
sincerely wanted to address this issue since AFPA has also started a program by
the name MISSION NDA where boys after 10th are being inducted to
prepare for the NDA Examination simultaneously with their board curriculum.
Seeing
such rampant medical rejections which is almost 30 percent of the recommended
candidates today, I wanted to be sure that these young boys do not meet up with
the same fate like others. But the real challenge was there is no way that one
could get the desired medical parameters which could guide a normal civilian
doctor to screen these cases. However, after a long hunt for a solution, I came
across a Whats App group of retired medical officers of the armed forces living
in Nagpur and started engaging with them to find a solution for this critical
aspect which can go a long way in identifying temporary medical rejection cases
and initiate timely measures to eradicate the problem so that they don’t have
to go through the anxious moments post recommendation at the SSB and also to
identify cases of permanent rejection so that they make informed career
decision early on.
I
was indeed very fortunate to be able to identify a set of specialist doctors
who are conversant with the medical parameters of the defence forces and where
willing to contribute for this social cause but not all where actively
practicing and had the diagnostic facilities available with them.
While
they were willing to screen these cases and suggest remedial measures they
wanted the diagnostic to be done from external agencies and as known to all of
us the diagnostic services are quiet expensive today so the next challenge I
faced was to identify an institution which could provide these services for a
reasonable cost and this lead me to a charitable institution that runs a
medical college with all the facilities available with them. I could finally
strike a deal where they were graciously willing to extend all the diagnostic
services at a very reasonable rate.
As
a start, AFPA has decided to provide this as a FREE service to all the students who come to us for any of our
courses including the SSB Coaching and wont charge anything from the aspirants.
AFPA will take care of all the expenses related to diagnostic and consultation
however in complex cases requiring any additional diagnostics such as CT scan,
MRI, 2D Doppler etc. will have to be borne by the aspirants alternatively they
may do further evaluations on their own anywhere else of their choice. Any
subsequent treatment / medication will also have to be borne by the aspirants.
As
far as I know no coaching centre in the country offers this service and as
usual AFPA is yet again making a new beginning which will serve the cause of
the defence aspirants and the society at large and I am sure this will help the
aspirants the most.
This
value addition is unique to AFPA and will go a long way in fulfilling as
aspirants cherished dream.
Barrakpore (Kolkata) Aug 24: General Bipin Rawat, Chief of
Army Staff (COAS) visited the Eastern Command Headquarter in Kolkata from August
24-25 2019.
The COAS on 24 August was briefed by Lt Gen MM Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, GOC-in-C (General officer commanding) Eastern Command on the operational readiness of the formations in Eastern Command theatre. The COAS also visited the Palliative Care Centre ‘SPARSH’ in Barrackpore Cantonment which was established on 04 Apr 2019 to provide aid to terminally ill patients and their families who are beyond active medical treatment and suffering from Cancer, Neurological disorders or other critical ailments. He also visited the Solar Power Project in the Cantonment and hailed this novel green initiative.
General Rawat interacting with the patients
The COAS appreciated the high standards of operational
readiness of the Eastern Command and also expressed his utmost confidence over
the capability of the formations of the Eastern Command theatre.
Army Chief interacting with senior officers
The COAS, during his visit also interacted with officers and
soldiers and praised them for their professionalism and exhorted the troops to
continue to work with zeal and dedication to overcome all challenges in the
future.
Army Eastern Command Headquarters Organise Skill Development Workshop in Assam
Dinjan (Assam) Aug 24: An interactive session was organised by Indian Army as part of ‘Project Swavalamban’ wherein the young minds of Tinsukia District interacted with Lieutenant General Rajeev Sirohi, AVSM, VSM, General Officer Commanding, (GOC) Spear Corps.
Army conducting a vocational course in Assam
The General officer motivated and inspired the youth of Upper Assam to undertake vocational skills to embrace the path of development and help the nation grow. The interaction took place at Dinjan on 24 Aug 2019. This is a joint project of Indian Army, Pragati Edutech Pvt Ltd Guwahati, and Oil India Ltd. A total of 150 volunteers participated in the interaction.
Over 150 youngsters participated in the skill development program
As part of this Project, specialised courses on ‘Tourism and Hotel Management’ aimed at training the youth in industry knowledge, personality development, spoken English, basic computer knowledge and entrepreneurship have been planned with three months duration. A screening was also carried out by the firms and the candidates were identified for the course. On completion of the course, the institutes have assured 100% job placement.
Lt. Gen Rajeev Sirohi (GOC) Spear Corps Interacting With His Troops
This initiative is a part of ‘Skill India’ and will facilitate the youth of Upper Assam in gaining lucrative employment. This initiative will not only wean the youth away from the fallacy of insurgency but will also set the course for long-awaited desire of locals for peace, prosperity & development in the region.
In a major boost to Indian defence, the Indian Air force (IAF) and the Indian Army are scheduled to receive four batches of the Apache attack helicopter. The IAF has already received two batches.
Boeing’s Apache Guardian formally inducted into the IAF
What Is So Special About The Apache?
The Apache attack helicopter is widely regarded as the world most elite attack chopper and has been used extensively by the United States and Israel in their military campaigns. The original Apache AH-64 was built as a four-blade, twin-engine attack chopper serving as the primary attack chopper for the worlds most powerful military’s.
The Apache boasts a 2X GE T-700 turbo-shaft engine; the chopper is armed with 16X laser-guided Hellfire missiles, Hydra general purpose 70 mm rockets and a 30 mm automatic cannon. The chopper is operated by a two-person crew comprising of a pilot and a gunner.
Hellfire Missiles along with a 30 mm cannon
Developed To Destroy Tanks
The Apache was developed during the cold war to locate and destroy enemy tanks from a considerable distance. The reason for the creation o this devastating machine was NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) fear of a Soviet Tank attack in Germany.
Apache attack chopper in actionDestroyed T-55 battle tank during the gulf war
Combat History
The Apache attack helicopter was first deployed during the US invasion of Panama in 1989 and subsequently saw combat in the First Gulf War in 1991. Following the gulf war, these elite attack choppers have been deployed by the US and allied nations in the War against Terror in Afghanistan and against the Islamic State (ISIS) since 2014.
20 Taliban killed in Apache air strikeFirst Apache inducted into IAF
Enhancing India’s Firepower
The induction of the Apache’s in the IAF and Indian Army will serve to boost India’s modernisation efforts, and pack a punch to both Army and IAF’s ageing arsenal.
What did the Indian Navy do this week? SSBCrack will get you up to speed with what the Indian Navy did last week.
Kargil Hero and India’s First Blade Runner Shares his Inspiring Story To Young Officers
Major DP Singh with young Naval officers
(INS Shivaji) Aug 23: Kargil War veteran and India’s first blade runner Major DP Singh (Retd) visited INS Shivaji on 23 August 2019. During his visit, he interacted with the young officers of the Marine Engineering Specialisation Course with an inspiring talk correlating the importance of determination, persistence, sacrifice, courage and strength with his story both before and after the incident in the Kargil war, where he lost his right leg, and what made him take up running with ‘blades’.
India’s first blade runner sharing a copy of his book
Navy Men Cycle To Spread Swacch Bharat Awareness
Naval Personnel Spreading Swacch Bharat Awareness
(Kochi) Aug 23: 20 naval personnel from Naval Ship Repair Yard (NSRY) (Kochi) undertook a cycle expedition from Kochi to Kuzhupilly Beach to spread the message of Swacch Bharath and environment protection on 23 August 2019. The expedition was flagged off by Admiral Superintendent of NSRY (K). The team undertook beach clean up at Kuzhupilly Beach and also interacted with the local population.
Navy Organises Stress Management Workshop
Naval personnel attending stress management work shop aboard INS Kattaboman
(INS Kattaboman) Aug 23: A Stress Management workshop, in association with Raja yoga Brahmakumaris, was conducted for defence personnel and families at INS Kattaboman on 23 Aug 19. The interactive session taught the audience different ways to channelise the power of the mind to bust stress related to work or home. The event concluded with the tying of Rakhi’s by visiting Brahmakumaris to the participants.
Inter Flotilla Rowing And Pulling Competition AT – 19
Winners receiving the trophy from the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy
(Kavvayi) Aug 25: The Inter Flotilla Rowing and Pulling Regatta AT – 19 of the Indian Naval Academy (INA) was held in the Kavvayi backwaters on 25 August 2019. The two Flotillas fielded two teams each in eight different categories, competing in rowing over a distance of two km in Cox 4, Cox 8 class and pulling 27 feet Drop Keel (DK) whaler boats. 1st Flotilla, comprising Achiever, Braveheart and Cheetah squadrons emerged victors. The Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Chief Guest for the event, presented the trophy and individual prizes to the winners.
INA Cadets keeping the josh high!A glimpse of the competition
Two Day Space Workshop Organised Aboard INS Valsura
(INS Valsura) Aug 23: A two-day workshop on ‘Space Technology’ was organised at INS Valsura on 23 and 24 August 2019, with the objective of sharing technological advancements and missions undertaken by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with sea warriors of the Indian navy. Shri Deepak Putrevu (Scientist ‘G’), Deputy Project Director of Chandrayan-2 mission and Mr. Kalpesh Borsadiya (Scientist ‘E’), who contributed to the development of receivers for tracking PSLV and GSLV launch vehicles, spoke on a myriad of topics, which included Chandrayan-2, Mangalyaan, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) and satellite applications being used for civil, scientific and research purposes.
AFCAT 2 2019 Question Paper from 25th August 2019 – Questions and Answer 24 & 25 August 2019: AFCAT 2 2019 was conducted online conducted on 24th and 25th August in shift 1 and 2. We have collected a few questions from AFCAT 2 2019 question paper and we thank all the aspirants and our readers who have taken time to submit these AFCAT 2 2019 Questions. Candidates can go through AFCAT 2 2019 questions and answers, we will keep updating this post as and when we get more questions from AFCAT 2 2019. We request aspirants to submit the questions in the comment section below. You will find AFCAT 2 2019 English Maths GK and Aptitude Question Papers and answer from them from shit-1 and shit-2.
Afcat 25 Aug 1 shift paper questions: Q1. How many medals have been won by Micheal Phelps? Q2. Which dynasty established the Ajanta Ellora caves? Q3. Which text of the Vedas refers to Medicine? Q4. “Duckworth Lewis” is related to which game? Q5. Which cricketer reached fastest 10000 runs in ODI? Q6. What is the Capital of Columbia? Q7.Where is the headquarter of WHO? Q8.Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty? Q9. What is the Actual name of Ghisyauddin Tughlaq? Q10. The Khilafat Movement was merged with which movement? Q11. What is the distance between the stumps in cricket? Q12. Who rejected the Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan? Q13. Which book was authored by Vikram Seth? (A Suitable Boy) Q14. Which Desert is not located in Asia? Q15. Who established the Indian National Congress? Q16. Which lines run parallel to the equator? Q17. Who Invented Electricity? Q18. Which gas results in Brown Cloud Atmosphere? Q19. Which of the following a non-ferrous element? Q20. Sun occupies how much percentage of area?
AFCAT 25 Aug 2nd shift paper questions: Full form of CAS? Who built Jama Masjid in Delhi? Who wrote Arthashastra? Mihir Seen is associated with which sports? Khajuraho temple was made by which dynasty? Who was Political advisor to Mahatma Gandhi? Capital of Oman? Highest run scorer in test cricket? Who invented rocket engine? Khilafat movement was initiated by? Who wrote the book “White tiger”? Latitudes and longitudes are always……? Which series is played between India and Australia? Lady Hindu Rajput ruler? Which river originates from Tibet? The heaviest satellite launched by ISRO? The African continent is also known as? Kind of event Asiad is? Metroman of India? Eng section Meaning of idiom ‘in teeth of’ Antonym of “Gullible” Aptitude section 1. A family consists of Grandparents, parents and 4 grandchildren. If avg age of grandparents is 67, avg age of parents is 35 and avg age of grandchildren is 6, then what is the avg age of the family? 2. 6 boys and 3 men can do 5 times the work done by 1 man and 1 boy in an hour. Calculus the ratio of work done by men and by boy? 3. A can finish a work in 20 days. A works for 5 days and leave, then B finish the remaining work in 10 days. How much time will be required to do the work if both A and B work together? 4. If on P, R% rate is compounded half yearly then after an year we get an amount Q. If on P simple interest of S℅ per annum if applied, we get amount Q. What is the relation between R and S?
Q1. How many overs can a bowler bowl in T20 Cricket? Q2. Which radioactive element is used to treat cancer? Q3.Where will next summer Olympic 2020 be held? Q4. Who is the First lady, to win Wimbledon? Q5. Who is grand old man of India? Q6. What is the full form of DRS system? Q7. When did the First battle of Panipat take place? Q8. Which Indian missile has a range of 5000 km? Q9. Who demanded the creation of Pakistan? Q10. What does Upanishads signify? Q11. Who received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna? Q12. Total Permanent members in UNSC? Q13.Mogadishu is the capital of which country? Q14. How many timezones are there in the world? Q15. Amartya Sen authored which book? Q16. What is the type of architecture of India Gate? Q17.Africa’s highest peak? Q18. Who designed Taj Mahal? Q19. Hottest Desert?
If the cost of rice increases by 25 percent then expenditure of family increase by 10 percent. If family was consuming40kg rice before how much family is consuming now?
two trains start towards each other at same time with speeds 50kmph and 60kmph ,a bird perched first train and starting from first train it went to second train and came back to first train it went back to second train. the distance between trains was 220km and speed of bird was 80kmph what is the total distance travelled by bird?
25 Aug 1st Shift .. 1) WHO headquarters? 2) Veda related to medicine 3) Capital of Cambodia 4) SYNONYMS: INNATE, BAFFLE 5) ANTONYM- Clandestine 6) Total width of stumps including the gaps between them-9inch 7) mass of sun % 8) vikram seth- A suitable Boy. 9) idiom: to cast the first stone 10) Fastest batsman to complete 10000 ODI runs. 11) Lines parallel to north and south of equator. 12) Father of Geometry- Euclid 13) Archipelago: Island:: Massif:? Ans.Mountains 14) odd one out- Tortoise snake dolphin duck 15) Founder mughal dynasty- babur 16) One day trophy- Vijay Hazare trophy 17) Greco roman and freestyle related to- wrestling 18) Michael Phelps total Gold medals 19) Who formed INC- A.O.Hume 20) FGFA full form- fifth generation fighter aircraft 21) which dynasty built kailashnath temple in ellora? 22) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq -Ghazi malik 23) who rejected muslim league’s demand for pakistan- cabinet mission 24) Range connecting Gilgit, Southern china- Karakoram ranges 25) Duck term related to cricket 26) Electricity discovered by – Benjamin Franklin 27) khilafat movement combined with non cooperation movement 28) Which of this is non ferrous- Iron, Cobalt, Copper,Manganese? 29) brown blaze on dome is due to which gas? 30) Venn diagram- A) Indian,tall man, black haired B) Aptitude, Intelligence,Honesty.
25 Aug II Shift 1.African continent known as? 2. Who scored highest score in test series? 3. Full Form of CAS? 4. Longitude and latitude meets at? 5. Revolution speed of earth around sun? 6. Who is the mentor of Mahatma Gandhi? 7. All India khilafat movement started by? 8. What is the capital of Oman? 9. Mihir Sen is associated with which sport? 10. Who is known as “Metro Man” of India? 11. Jama Masjid was Built by which? 12. khajuraho temple was built during which dynasty? 13. Arvind Adiga is the author of which book? 14. Who was the last Rajput ruler? 15. Arthshastra is written by? 16. which river originate from mansarovar? 17. India Australia test series is known as? 18. When an umpire with both hands do a shape of squares then it’s meaning?
1. Capital of Colombia. 2. Kailashnath temple is made in the reign of. 3. Who is the father of geometry. 4. Which plan rejected demand of pakistan. 5. Full form of FGAF. 6. Number of olympic medals by Michael Phelps. 7. Mountain range passing through Pak India and CHina. 8. WHO headquarters. 9. Fastest indian to score 10000 runs. 10. width of stumps including the gap. 11. Founder of mughal dynasty in india. 12. Founder of indian national congress. 13. parallel lines from equator are called as. 14. DUCK term is used in. 15. Freestyle and Greco Roman is a style of which sport. 16. % of sun’s mass in solar system. 17. Which veda deals with medicines. 18. odd one out snake, tortoise, duck, dolphin.
The age of captain of a cricket team is 30 yrs and wicketkeeper is 1 year older. The average of the team excluding captain and wicketkeeper is 1 less than the average of the whole team. What is average of whole team?
If a person rows a boat at the speed of 8kmph and the speed of stream is 1.4 kmph then it takes 2 hrs to reach somewhere and coming back. If he increased his speed by 25percent how will time be affected?
A can do a job in 20 days. He works for 5 days and finishes 1/4 of the total work. Then B comes and finishes the remaining work in 15 days. How many days A and B together will take to finish the job?
The Armed Forces Special Operations Command (AFSOD) is the newly conceived joint special operations command of the Tri-Services. It has been modeled after the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), which clubs all of America’s elite Special Operations Forces (SOF) under one strategic command. AFSOD operates under the administration of the Integrated Defense Staff (IDS) in Delhi and is being headed by Major General AK Dhingra, a highly decorated Special Forces officer from the army’s elite 1 PARA SF.
The Indian Air Forces Elite GARUD Commando’sMaj General AK Dhinghra 1 PARA (SF)
Composition Of The Special Ops Command:
Operators From The Elite Counter Terrorism Force The National Security Guard (NSG)
The special operations division comprises of over 3,000 elite special forces commandos, drawn from the Indian Army, Navy and Air Forces special operations forces (SOF) such as the PARA Special Forces, Marine Commandos (MARCOS), GARUD Commandos among other specialised units.
Operators from the Army’s Para (SF) with Israeli Tavor rifles
Why It Was Designed:
AFSOD was designed to overcome overlapping mission profiles among the countries special operations forces (SOF) and to develop an environment of synergy among the elite units. The division was also created keeping in mind future operational profiles which may require the expertise of various specialised groups.
GARUD Commandos in action
AFSOD’s Primary Role:
The central role of AFSOD will be to provide swift and precise responses to rising terrorist threats to the Indian Mainland, and to avoid delayed deployment times and the inter-unit turf issues, which took place during the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks and the 2016 Attack on the Pathankot Airbase. It will also serve as the sharp end of India’s overall national security and military strategy.
Indian Navy’s elite Marine Commandos during a training exercise
With the nature of warfare evolving, small teams with highly trained and specialised personnel are required to operate in today’s ‘Low-Intensity Conflict’ scenario, so the creation of AFSOD is a move in the right direction.
The Mantripukhri Battalion of 9 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of the Inspector General of the Assam Rifles (IGAR) (South), conducted a drug awareness program for a drug free Manipur at Sagolmang Company Operating Base (COB) for the students of Government High School on 19 August 2019. The awareness initiative was a part of the paramilitary forces, ongoing military-civilian outreach programs in the Northeast.
Picture courtesy Assam RiflesStudents being educated about the dangers of controlled substances
The aim of the program was to educate the youth about the hazards of drugs and other controlled substances and inspire them to adopt a healthy lifestyle and develop into responsible citizens of the country.
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