PSEB SS Defence Studies case studies
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PSEB Senior Secondary Defence Studies is a Class 12 elective offered under the Punjab School Education Board, the state board established by legislative enactment in November 1969 and granted autonomy when the Vidhan Sabha amended its Act in 1987. The subject sits inside the Senior Secondary (12th Class) examination, which the Board conducts as a written theory paper in the annual February/March session; the Board's published material for 2026–27 confirms that question papers for the Class 12 Annual Examination are issued under a specific circular. The PSEB SS Defence Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 2,243 words.
1Helicopter Sortie at a Cut-Off High-Altitude Post
You command a forward post at 3,800 metres in a high-altitude sector with 42 personnel. A landslide has blocked the only road; the engineer estimate is nine days to reopen.
477 words, about 2 min2Cordon-and-Search Against a Hostage-Taking Militant Group
You are a company commander in a counter-insurgency theatre. Intelligence indicates that four armed militants are sheltering in a village of about 1,200 people and hold one local youth as a hostage.
447 words, about 2 min3Flood Rescue with Three Boats and a Ration Depot at Risk
You are the officer commanding a military station near a river. After 36 hours of continuous rain, the embankment breaches at 0300 hours and floodwater enters four blocks of a town of 20,000 people.
465 words, about 2 min4Radar Replacement Under a Fixed Acquisition Ceiling
You chair a committee evaluating two options to replace an ageing air-defence radar. Option A is a proven imported system: unit cost ₹420 crore, delivery in five years, no technology transfer, and a 30-year life-cycle cost of ₹2,100 crore.
415 words, about 2 min5Checkpoint Standoff in a UN Peacekeeping Mission
You command an Indian infantry company in a UN peacekeeping mission. The mandate authorises protection of civilians under imminent threat.
439 words, about 2 min