Maharashtra SSC Defence Studies Grade case studies
Maharashtra SSC Defence Studies Grade · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Defence Studies is a Maharashtra State Board subject offered at the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) level, usually taken as an elective alongside the standard Class 9–10 curriculum. It suits students who want a structured introduction to how the Indian state organises its security - the three armed forces, civil defence, disaster response, first aid, drill and map reading - rather than a purely academic history of warfare. The Maharashtra SSC Defence Studies Grade case studies are 5 cases and about 3,803 words.
1The Achara Flood: 250 Families, One Culvert and a 2.5 m Tide
At 0600 on 26 July the district control room receives an IMD red alert for 220 mm of rain in 24 hours, with high tide at 1430. Achara village, 250 families, lies on the floodplain of a creek.
728 words, about 4 min2Sprained Ankle at Dusk: Bearing, Scale and Route Choice on a 1:50,000 Sheet
A school trekking party of 12 cadets and one teacher is at grid 472 318 on a 1:50,000 sheet at 1515 in February. The planned camp is at grid 501 344.
767 words, about 4 min3Two Sites for One Coastal Radar: Height Versus Sea Arc
A state coastal security committee must choose one of two sites for a coastal surveillance radar. Site A is a 62 m headland, 1.2 km from a fishing harbour with 300 registered boats, 400 m from a village, with road access, grid power and a clear sea arc of 210°.
809 words, about 4 min4200 Protected Vehicles, ₹1,800 Crore, and Two Unequal Bidders
The Ministry must buy 200 wheeled armoured protection vehicles for counter-insurgency use at an approved cost of ₹1,800 crore, with first deliveries wanted in 36 months. Bidder X, a foreign OEM, offers a vehicle already in service abroad: 40% indigenous content through licensed assembly at an Indian private plant, full transfer of technology for hull assembly, delivery in 30 months - but the armour steel will be imported and the OEM refuses to part with the blast-mitigation design data.
733 words, about 4 min5One Student, Four Gates: Pilot, NDA, Agniveer or Police
A student aged 17 years 2 months has passed Class 12 with Physics 58, Chemistry 61, Mathematics 55 and English 62 - a PCM average of 58% and an overall 59%. His height is 163 cm, weight 51 kg, chest 79 cm with 3 cm expansion.
766 words, about 4 min