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Important Military Exercises (January - July 2025)

January 2025
• Devil Strike: High altitude warfare joint force coordination army exercise by Indian Armed Forces,
held at India's Northern Borders.
• Surya Kiran: Army exercise between India and Nepal, held in Nepal.
• La Perouse 25: Multinational naval exercise with India and 8 Indo-Pacific nations (Australia,
Canada, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, UK, USA) as participants, held in Malacca,
Sunda, and Lombok Straits.

February 2025
• Jal Thal Raksha 2025: Large scale military exercise involving Indian Army, Indian Coast Guard,
and Marine Police, held at Bet Dwarka, Gujarat.
• Sagar Kavach 2025: Coastal security exercise by Indian Coast Guard, held along the West
Bengal coast line.
• Cyclone 3 2025: Bilateral joint special forces exercise between India and Egypt, held at Mahajan
Field Firing Range, Rajasthan.
• Tropex 2025: Indian Navy's largest maritime exercise involving Indian Army, Air Force, and
Coast Guard, held in the Indian Ocean.
• Ekuverin 2025: Military exercise between India and Maldives, held in Maldives.

March 2025
• Desert Hunt 2025: Integrated tri-service special force exercise by Indian Air Force, held at
Jodhpur Air Force Station.
• Yudh Kaushal (यद्
ु ध कौशल): Joint military exercise between Indian Army's Red Horns Division
and Indian Air Force, held in Meghalaya.
• Khanjar 12: Military exercise between India and Kyrgyzstan, held in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan.
• Dharma Guardian: Joint military exercise between India and Japan, held at Mount Fuji, Japan.
• Bongo Sagar 2025: Naval exercise between India and Bangladesh, held in the Bay of Bengal.
• Varuna 2025: Naval exercise between India and France, held in the Arabian Sea.
• Akaime (Africa India Maritime Engagement Exercise): Multilateral maritime engagement
exercise co-hosted by India and Tanzania, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with participation from
many African countries.

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• Prachand Prahar: Tri-Service integrated multidomain exercise by Indian Armed Forces (Army,
Navy, Air Force), held in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Indra 25: Naval exercise between India and Russia, held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Sea Dragon 2025: Naval exercise between USA, India, Japan, Australia, and South Korea, held
at Guam Coast, Western Pacific Ocean.
• INIOCHOS 25: Multinational air exercise with India as one of the participants, held at Andravida
Airbase, Greece.
• Tiger Triumph: Bilateral tri-service military exercise between India and USA, held in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

April 2025
• Passage Exercise (Pasex): Navy exercise between India and New Zealand, held in the Gulf of
Aden.
• Dustlik Six (दस्तक): Joint military exercise between India and Uzbekistan, held in Pune.
• Operation Atlanta: Exercise between Indian Navy and European Navy, held in the Western
Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
• Desert Flag 10: Multinational air combat exercise hosted by UAE, with India as a participant, held
at Aldhafra Air Base, UAE.
• Aakraman: Large scale annual military exercise by Indian Air Force, held near the Line of
Control (Central Sector of India).

May 2025
• Samvad Abhyas (संयक्
ु त अभ्यास): Joint training exercise by Trishakti Corps (Indian Military) and
Central Armed Police Force, held in North Bengal (West Bengal).
• Teesta Prahar: Army exercise by Indian Army's Trishakti Corps, held in West Bengal.
• Rahat: Joint drill between Indian Army Engineers and NDRF to strengthen disaster
preparedness, held in Nagaland.

June 2025
• Nomadic Elephant 2025: Joint military exercise between India and Mongolia, held in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• Khan Quest: Multinational military exercise involving 24 nations including India, held in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• Tiger Claw: Special Force Air Exercise between India and USA, held across North India.

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• Passage Exercise (Pasex): Joint naval exercise between India and UK, held in the North
Arabian Sea.
• Shakti: Joint military exercise between India and France, held in Camp Larzac, Southern
France.

July 2025
• Bold Kurukshetra 2025: Joint military exercise between India and Singapore, held in Jodhpur,
Rajasthan.
• Simback 2025: Maritime bilateral exercise between India and Singapore, held in Singapore.
• Talisman Sabre 2025: Multinational military exercise hosted by Australia, with India participating
for the first time, held in different parts of Australia.

General/Recent Exercises (No Specific Month Mentioned, Primarily

2024/2025)
• Agni Warrior: Exercise between India and Singapore.
• Career Strike Group: Exercise between India and Italy.
• Prachand Shakti: Exercise held in Kharaga Corps Field Training Area, Meerut.
• Drone Prahar: Exercise held in Rayang Military Station, Arunachal Pradesh.
• Sampreeti: Army exercise between India and Bangladesh.
• Coordinated Patrol (Corpat): Maritime exercise between India and Bangladesh.
• Desert Night: Exercise between India, France, and UAE, held in the Arabian Sea.
• Sinbex: Exercise between India and Cambodia, held in Pune.
• Vajra Prahar 2024: Exercise between India and USA, held in the USA.
• Vinbax: Exercise between India and Vietnam, held in Haryana.
• Garud Shakti 2024: Joint Special Forces exercise between India and Indonesia, held in Jakarta.
• Naseem Al Bahar: Naval exercise between India and Oman, held on the Goa Coast.
• Malabar Exercise 2024: Naval exercise hosted by India in Visakhapatnam, involving Quad
countries (India, USA, Japan, Australia).
• Kazind 2024: Joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan, held in Auli, Uttarakhand.
• Yudh Abhyas 2024: Military exercise between India and USA, held in Mahajan Field Firing
Ranges, Rajasthan.
• Al Najah Five: Joint military exercise between India and Oman, held in Salalah, Oman.
• Mitra Shakti 2024: Military exercise between India and Sri Lanka, hosted by Sri Lanka.

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• Udar Shakti 2024: Joint Air exercise between India and Malaysia.
• Parvat Prahar: Exercise by the Indian Army in Ladakh, aimed at enhancing readiness near the
India-China border.
• Maitree Exercise 2024: Joint military exercise between India and Thailand.
• Jimex 24: Maritime exercise between India and Japan, held in Yokosuka, Japan.
• Red Flag 24: Multinational Mega Military Exercise in which Indian Air Force contingent
participated, held in Alaska.
• Steadfast Defender 2024: NATO's largest military exercise, conducted by NATO.
• Lamitye 2024: Joint military exercise between India and Seychelles.
• Cutlass Express 2024: Multinational Naval Exercise with India's INS Tir participating, held in
Seychelles.
• Sea Defenders 2024: Maritime Security exercise between India and USA, held in Port Blair,
Andaman Nicobar Islands.
• Dosti 16: Trilateral exercise between India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives, held in Maldives.
• Milan 2024: Naval Exercise held in Visakhapatnam, with over 50 nations participating.
• Golden Dragon Military Exercise: Bilateral annual drill between China and Cambodia.

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Participating
Month Exercise Name Countries/Entities Location Type/Notes

January 2025 Exercise Devil Strike Indian Armed India's Northern High Altitude Warfare Joint
Forces Borders Force Coordination Army
Exercise

Surya Kiran Exercise India and Nepal Nepal Army Exercise (18th Edition)

La Perouse 25 Multinational Malacca, Sunda, Multinational Naval Exercise

(India, Australia, and Lombok
Canada, France, Straits
Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Singapore, UK, US)

February 2025 Jal Thall Raksha 2025 Indian Army, Indian Bed Dwarka, Large Scale Military Exercise
Coast Guard, Gujarat
Marine Police

Sagar Kavach 2025 Indian Coast Guard West Bengal Coastal Security Exercise
Coastline

Cyclone 3 2025 India and Egypt Mahajan Field Bilateral Joint Special Forces
Firing Range, Exercise (3rd Edition)
Rajasthan

TropEx 2025 (Theater Indian Navy (with Indian Ocean Indian Navy's Largest Maritime
Level Operational Indian Army, Indian Exercise
Readiness Exercise) Air Force, Indian
Coast Guard)

Aquaberant 2025 India and Maldives Maldives Military Exercise (13th Edition)
(Ekuverin)

March 2025 Exercise Desert Hunt Indian Air Force Jodhpur Air Force Integrated Try Service Special
2025 (Integrated Try Station, Rajasthan Force Exercise
Service Special
Force)

Yuddh Kaushal Red Horns Division Meghalaya Joint Military Exercise

(Indian Army) and

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Indian Air Force

Exercise Khanjar 12 India and Tokmok, Military Exercise (12th Edition)

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Dharma Guardian India and Japan Mount Fuji, Japan Joint Military Exercise (6th
Edition)

Bongosagar Exercise India and Bay of Bengal Naval Exercise

2025 Bangladesh

Varuna 2025 India and France Arabian Sea Naval Exercise (23rd Edition)

Akaime Exercise Multinational Dar es Salaam, Multinational Maritime

(Co-hosted by Tanzania Engagement Exercise (First
India and Tanzania, Edition)
many African
countries
participated)

Prachand Prahar Indian Armed Arunachal Pradesh Try Service Integrated

Exercise Forces (Try Service Multi-domain Exercise
Integrated
Multi-domain)

Indra 25 India and Russia Chennai, Tamil Naval Exercise (14th Edition)
Nadu

Exercise Sea Dragon USA, India, Japan, Guam Coast, Naval Exercise (Multilateral
2025 Australia, South Western Pacific Anti-Submarine Warfare)
Korea Ocean

INIOCHOS 25 Multinational Andravida Airbase, Multinational Air Exercise

(India participated) Greece

Exercise Tiger Triumph India and USA Visakhapatnam, Bilateral Try Service Military
Andhra Pradesh Exercise

April 2025 Passage Exercise India and New Gulf of Aden Navy Exercise
(PASSEX) Zealand

Dustlik 6 India and Pune Joint Military Exercise (6th

Uzbekistan Edition)

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Operation Atlanta Indian Navy and Western Indian Naval Exercise

European Navy Ocean and Red
Sea

Exercise Desert Flag Multinational Al Dhafra Air Base, Multinational Air Combat
10 (India participated) UAE Exercise (India deployed MiG
29 and Jaguar)

Exercise Aakraman Indian Air Force Line of Control Large Scale Annual Military
(Central Sector of Exercise
India)

May 2025 Exercise Sanyukt Try Shakti Corps Dens Forest Joint Training Exercise
Abhyas and Central Armed Terraine near
Police Force Sukna, North
Bengal (West
Bengal)

Exercise Teesta Prahar Indian Army's Try West Bengal Army Exercise for Joint
Shakti Corps Operations and Combat
Capabilities

Exercise Rahat Indian Army Nagaland Joint Drill to strengthen

Engineers (Spear disaster preparedness for the
Corps) and NDRF monsoon season

June 2025 Nomadic Elephant India and Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Joint Military Exercise (17th
2025 Mongolia Edition)

Khan Quest Exercise Multinational (24 Ulaanbaatar, Multinational Military Exercise,

nations including Mongolia India participated while in
India) Mongolia for Nomadic Elephant

Tiger Claw India and USA Across North India Special Force Air Exercise

Passage Exercise India and UK North Arabian Sea Joint Naval Exercise
(PASSEX)

Exercise Shakti India and France Camp Larzac, Joint Military Exercise (8th
Southern France Edition for 2025)

July 2025 Bold Kurukshetra 2025 India and Jodhpur, Rajasthan Joint Military Exercise (4th
Singapore Edition)

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SIMBEX 2025 India and Singapore Maritime Bilateral Exercise

Singapore (32nd Edition)

Talisman Sabre 2025 Multinational Different parts of Multinational Military Exercise

(Australia, US, Australia (11th Edition), India
India, Japan, participated for the first time
France, UK, etc.
hosted by
Australia)

Other Recent Exercises (2024 Editions Mentioned in 2025 Context)

Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 India and USA Visakhapatnam, Bilateral Joint Humanitarian
(mentioned as 2025 but Andhra Pradesh Assistance and Disaster Relief
details in a 2024 context) Exercise (4th Edition)

Yudh Abhyas 2024 India and USA Mahajan Field Firing Military Exercise (20th Edition)
Ranges, Rajasthan

Vajra Prahar 2024 India and USA USA Military Exercise (15th Edition)

Sinbex 2024 India and Cambodia Pune Joint Military Exercise (1st
Edition), between Indian Army and
Cambodian Army

Harimau Shakti 2024 India and Malaysia Military Exercise (4th Edition)

SLINEX 2024 India and Sri Lanka Visakhapatnam, Joint Naval Exercise
Andhra Pradesh

Austra Hind 2024 India and Australia Pune, Maharashtra Military Exercise (3rd Edition)

Vinbax (2024) India and Vietnam Haryana (5th Edition)

SIMBEX 2024 India and Singapore Visakhapatnam, Bay (31st Edition)

of Bengal

Garud Shakti 2024 India and Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise (9th
Edition)

Naseem Al Bahar (2024) India and Oman Goa Coast Joint Naval Exercise (India
participated with INS Rikand and
Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft)

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Malabar Exercise 2024 Quad Countries Visakhapatnam Naval Exercise (28th Edition)
(India, USA, Japan, (India hosted)
Australia)

Kazind 2024 India and Kazakhstan Auli, Uttarakhand Joint Military Exercise (8th Edition)

Varun 2024 India and France Mediterranean Sea Naval Exercise (22nd Edition)

Al Najah Five (2024) India and Oman Salalah, Oman Joint Military Exercise

Mitra Shakti 2024 India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Military Exercise (10th Edition)

Udara Shakti 2024 India and Malaysia Joint Air Exercise

Parvat Prahar Indian Army Ladakh Exercise to enhance readiness

near the India-China Border

Maitree Exercise 2024 India and Thailand Joint Military Exercise between
Indian Army and Royal Thai Army

JIMEX 24 India and Japan Yokosuka, Japan Maritime Exercise (8th Edition)

Red Flag 24 Multinational (Indian Alaska Multinational Mega Military

Air Force Exercise
participated)

Steadfast Defender 2024 NATO NATO's Largest Military Exercise

Lamitiye 2024 India and Seychelles Joint Military Exercise

Cutlass Express 2024 Multinational (India Seychelles Multinational Naval Exercise

participated with INS
Teer)

Sea Defenders 2024 India and USA Port Blair, Andaman & Maritime Security Exercise
Nicobar Islands

Dosti 16 India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives Trilateral Exercise (16th Edition)
Maldives

Milan 2024 50+ Nations Visakhapatnam Naval Exercise, theme: "Forging

Naval Alliances for a Secure
Maritime Future"

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Operation Sindoor Special One liners:​

• Operation Sindoor was India's precision-targeted retaliatory strikes against terrorist camps.
• The strikes were carried out in the early hours of May 7th, around 1:45 a.m.
• Nine terrorist camps were hit, with four deep inside Pakistan and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
(PoK).
• Key targets included the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed (Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur) and
Lashkar-e-Taiba (Markaz Taiba in Muridke).
• Other targeted camps were located in Seialkot, Muzaffarabad, Kotley, and Barnala in Bim, which were
used for training terrorists involved in major attacks, including those who carried out the Patankot air
base attack and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
• The primary purpose was to avenge the deadly Pahelgam attack and deliver justice to its victims.
• The strikes were executed using standoff weapons, specifically French-manufactured Scalp missiles
and Hammer precision-guided bombs fired from Rafael fighter jets, as well as loitering ammunition
(kamikaze drones).
• Precision targeting was emphasized to minimize collateral damage and avoid hitting military or civilian
targets.
• India asserted these strikes were non-escalatory in nature, aimed solely at terrorist infrastructure, not
the Pakistani government, military, or civilians.
• The operation was aptly codenamed "Operation Sindoor" as a symbolic tribute to the victims of the
Pahelgam attack, particularly the women widowed by the brutality.
• It represents a paradigm shift in India's counter-terrorism approach, being the first time multiple targets
have been hit on such a large scale (24 missiles/strikes) without a declared war, setting a new deterrence
threshold and calling Pakistan's nuclear bluff.

Additional Insights & Context

●​ The S-400 system marked its combat debut during Operation Sindoor, shielding Indian territory
from Pakistani aerial retaliation
●​ Electronic warfare (EW) capabilities played a decisive role — Indian forces jammed and bypassed
Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air-defence systems within just 23 minutes
●​ Indigenous systems, such as Akash, D4, Akashteer, SkyStriker, and Nagashtra-1, showcased
India’s increasing self-reliance and technological edge
●​ Analysts credited the S-400 and EW integration for establishing strong aerial supremacy and
being a “historic moment in modern aerial warfare”

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Weapons and defence systems used in Operation Sindoor, along with their
country of origin and intended role

Weapon / System Country of Origin Role in Operation Sindoor

SCALP (Storm Shadow) cruise missile France (MBDA) Long-range air-launched cruise
missile for deep-strike on
hardened terrorist infrastructure.

HAMMER precision-guided bomb France (Safran) Standoff smart bomb used against
fortified targets such as bunkers
and multi-storey training camps.

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile India–Russia (DRDO & High-speed deep-strike missile
NPOM) against strategic targets like
airbases and radar sites.

Loitering munitions (SkyStriker, Harop) India–Israel / Israel “Kamikaze” drones for surveillance
and terminal strikes on high-value
or mobile targets.

SkyStriker loitering munitions Indo-Israeli Suicide drones carrying small

warheads for precision strikes on
terror infrastructure.

Harop loitering munitions Israel (manufactured in Used against military facilities;

India via Adani) some intercepted by Pakistan.

D4 Anti-Drone System India (DRDO) Counter-drone system combining

detection and neutralization
(jamming + hard-kill).

Akash surface-to-air missile system India (DRDO/BEL) Medium-range SAM intercepting

missiles and drones targeting
Indian assets.

S-400 Triumf air defence system Russia Long-range SAM used to counter
Pakistani missile or drone
retaliation.

Indigenous radars (Rajendra, Rohini 3D, India (DRDO) Provided surveillance and
LLTR, etc.) low-level tracking of aerial threats
to cue air defence systems.

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SAMAR air defence system India (DRDO) Short-range SAM used to intercept
low-flying aerial threats.

Upgraded Bofors anti-aircraft guns Sweden (original), Radar and EO-equipped AA guns
upgraded in India used against drones, especially in
J&K and border regions.

Pechora & OSA-AK systems (legacy) Russia (Soviet) Additional air defence layers
against Pakistani drone and
missile attacks.

Akashteer C3I system India (BEL) Integrated control and reporting

system across air-defence
components.

UlPGM (UAV-Launched India (DRDO) Drone-launched missile

Precision-Guided Missile) augmenting precision targeting by
UAVs.

Nagastra-1 loitering munition India (Solar Defence) Indigenous kamikaze drone

employed against high-value
targets.

Sukhoi Su-30MKI (fighter escort & strike India (IAF) Provided air-defence cover and
platform) launched BrahMos strikes on
Pakistani airbases.

INS Vikrant (carrier with BrahMos, Klub India (Indian Navy) Naval strike package with
SL cruise missiles and MiG-29Ks) carrier-based MiG-29Ks and
missile capability against
ships/submarines.

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50 MOST IMPORTANT MCQs ON MILITARY EXERCISES, 2025

1. Mount Everest was climbed by the first woman officer from which security force, Gita Samota?
◦ a) BSF
◦ b) CRPF
◦ c) ITBP
◦ d) CISF

2. Operation Sindoor was India's retaliatory strike against terrorist camps to avenge which attack?
◦ a) Uri attack
◦ b) Pulwama attack
◦ c) Pahelgam attack
◦ d) 26/11 Mumbai attack

3. How many terrorist camps were targeted in Operation Sindoor?

◦ a) 5
◦ b) 7
◦ c) 9
◦ d) 12

4. Which of the following was the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed targeted in Operation

Sindoor?
◦ a) Markaz Taiba in Muridke
◦ b) Kotley Camp
◦ c) Seialkot Camp
◦ d) Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur

5. The Scalp missiles used in Operation Sindoor are manufactured by which country?
◦ a) USA
◦ b) Russia
◦ c) France
◦ d) Israel

6. What is the full form of HAMMER, a precision-guided bomb used in Operation Sindoor?

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◦ a) High Air Maneuverable Munition Extended Range

◦ b) Highly Accurate Modular Munition Extended Range
◦ c) Heavy Agile Modular Munition Extended Range
◦ d) Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range

7. Which type of aircraft delivered the Scalp missiles and Hammer bombs in Operation Sindoor?
◦ a) Sukhoi-30 MKI
◦ b) Mirage 2000
◦ c) Tejas LCA
◦ d) Rafael fighter jets

8. What does "loitering ammunition" refer to, as used in Operation Sindoor?

◦ a) Artillery shells
◦ b) Short-range missiles
◦ c) Kamikaze drones
◦ d) Cluster bombs

9. The codename "Operation Sindoor" was chosen as a symbolic tribute to whom?

◦ a) Indian soldiers
◦ b) Women widowed by the Pahelgam attack
◦ c) Political leaders
◦ d) International allies

10. Operation Sindoor is described as a "paradigm shift" in India's counter-terrorism approach

primarily because:
◦ a) It involved ground forces.
◦ b) It received international condemnation.
◦ c) Multiple targets were hit on a large scale without a declared war.
◦ d) It was the first time India used air strikes.

11. What was the primary goal of Operation Sindoor, as asserted by India?
◦ a) To provoke an all-out war
◦ b) To target Pakistani military installations
◦ c) To cause civilian casualties

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◦ d) To solely target terrorist infrastructure and be non-escalatory

12. How many Rafale M Marine Jets are India procuring for its Navy?
◦ a) 12
◦ b) 20
◦ c) 26
◦ d) 36

13. The new Rafale M jets will be deployed on which Indian aircraft carriers?
◦ a) INS Viraat and INS Jalashwa
◦ b) INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya
◦ c) INS Arihant and INS Chakra
◦ d) INS Kolkata and INS Chennai

14. Which Israeli-made drones, known as loitering munitions, were used in Operation Sindoor?
◦ a) Heron
◦ b) Searcher
◦ c) Harop
◦ d) Predator

15. Pinaka is a:
◦ a) Anti-tank missile
◦ b) Air defense system
◦ c) Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher
◦ d) Submarine

16. Which organization developed the Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher?

◦ a) HAL
◦ b) BEL
◦ c) DRDO
◦ d) ISRO

17. What is the approximate maximum range of the Pinaka rocket launcher?
◦ a) 25 km

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◦ b) 50 km
◦ c) 75 km
◦ d) 100 km

18. Akash Teer is an indigenous Air Defense Control and Reporting System developed by BEL in
collaboration with:
◦ a) HAL and ISRO
◦ b) DRDO and ISRO
◦ c) L&T and BEL
◦ d) BDL and DRDO

19. India signed a 248 million dollar deal for engines of which tank from a Russian Federation
company?
◦ a) Arjun Tank
◦ b) T-90 Tank
◦ c) T-72 Tank
◦ d) Vijayanta Tank

20. What is SWATI?

◦ a) An indigenous fighter jet
◦ b) A naval frigate
◦ c) A Weapon Locating Radar
◦ d) A border surveillance system

21. Which two entities collaborated to develop the Laser Warning System (LWS 310)?
◦ a) DRDO and ISRO
◦ b) BEL and L&T
◦ c) SAAB and HAL
◦ d) BDL and OFB

22. India invested 200 million dollars to aid the armed forces of which African country?
◦ a) Nigeria
◦ b) Ethiopia
◦ c) Angola

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◦ d) Kenya

23. What is the capital of Angola?

◦ a) Nairobi
◦ b) Addis Ababa
◦ c) Accra
◦ d) Luanda

24. India signed a 62,700 crore deal with HAL for the procurement of 156 units of which helicopter?
◦ a) ALH Dhruv
◦ b) Apache
◦ c) Chinook
◦ d) LCH Prachand

25. What is the full form of NAMIS?

◦ a) National Anti-Mining System
◦ b) Naval Air-to-Ground Missile System
◦ c) Nag Anti-Tank Missile System
◦ d) Nuclear Attack Missile Identification System

26. Which country's Air Defense Systems include Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow?
◦ a) USA
◦ b) Russia
◦ c) Israel
◦ d) Iran

27. What is the primary characteristic of a stealth bomber like the B2 Bomber?
◦ a) High speed
◦ b) Large payload capacity
◦ c) Ability to avoid radar detection
◦ d) Vertical take-off and landing

28. Exercise Shakti is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
◦ a) USA

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◦ b) Russia
◦ c) France
◦ d) Japan

29. Which multinational military exercise, hosted by Australia, did India participate in for the first
time?
◦ a) Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
◦ b) Pitch Black
◦ c) Cobra Gold
◦ d) Talisman Sabre

30. Exercise Khan Quest is a multinational military exercise held in which country?
◦ a) India
◦ b) Russia
◦ c) Mongolia
◦ d) China

31. Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
◦ a) Kazakhstan
◦ b) Kyrgyzstan
◦ c) Mongolia
◦ d) Uzbekistan

32. Exercise Tiger Triumph is a joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise between
India and which country?
◦ a) Japan
◦ b) Australia
◦ c) USA
◦ d) UK

33. Which two exercises are also conducted between India and USA, besides Tiger Triumph?
◦ a) Indra and Varuna
◦ b) Mitra Shakti and Harimau Shakti
◦ c) Yudh Abhyas and Vajra Prahar

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◦ d) Simbex and Milan

34. Dustlik is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
◦ a) Kazakhstan
◦ b) Kyrgyzstan
◦ c) Tajikistan
◦ d) Uzbekistan

35. Exercise Khanjar is a joint special forces exercise between India and which country?
◦ a) Kazakhstan
◦ b) Kyrgyzstan
◦ c) Tajikistan
◦ d) Uzbekistan

36. Sea Dragon is a multilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise hosted by which country?
◦ a) Japan
◦ b) Australia
◦ c) USA
◦ d) India

37. Which Indian Navy Guided Missile Destroyer participated in the 4th edition of multinational
exercise La Perouse?
◦ a) INS Shivalik
◦ b) INS Sahyadri
◦ c) INS Mumbai
◦ d) INS Chennai

38. Exercise Ekuverin is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
◦ a) Sri Lanka
◦ b) Seychelles
◦ c) Maldives
◦ d) Mauritius

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39. Where was the 6th edition of the Dharma Guardian military exercise between India and Japan
conducted?
◦ a) New Delhi, India
◦ b) Visakhapatnam, India
◦ c) Mount Fuji, Japan
◦ d) Okinawa, Japan

40. Which Indian Army exercise was conducted in Bet Dwarka, Gujarat?
◦ a) Parvat Prahar
◦ b) Desert Hunt
◦ c) Jal Thal Raksha
◦ d) Tista Prahar

41. Which countries primarily conduct the Desert Knight exercise?

◦ a) India and USA
◦ b) India and Japan
◦ c) India and Germany
◦ d) India, France and UAE

42. Exercise Surya Kiran is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
◦ a) Bangladesh
◦ b) Bhutan
◦ c) China
◦ d) Nepal

43. Harimau Shakti is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
◦ a) Vietnam
◦ b) Indonesia
◦ c) Singapore
◦ d) Malaysia

44. Which country hosted the Malabar Exercise 2024?

◦ a) USA
◦ b) Japan

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◦ c) Australia
◦ d) India

45. Which joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan took place in Oli, Uttarakhand?
◦ a) Nomadic Elephant
◦ b) Dustlik
◦ c) Kazind
◦ d) Khanjar

46. What is the full form of I-STARS with respect to Indian Air Force, recently in news?
◦ a) Indian Strategic Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System
◦ b) Integrated Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance System
◦ c) Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
◦ d) Indian Satellite-based Tracking and Reconnaissance System

47. What type of missile is BrahMos?

◦ a) Hypersonic ballistic missile
◦ b) Air-to-air missile
◦ c) Long-range supersonic cruise missile
◦ d) Anti-tank guided missile

48. Which country developed the Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile?

◦ a) Russia
◦ b) Israel
◦ c) France
◦ d) USA

49. Which Indian Naval Ship recently test-fired a Surface-to-Air Missile successfully?
◦ a) INS Kolkata
◦ b) INS Chennai
◦ c) INS Surat
◦ d) INS Visakhapatnam

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50. What is the name of the operation launched by RPF to combat human trafficking across the
railway network?
◦ a) Operation Samarth
◦ b) Operation Sahyog
◦ c) Operation AHT
◦ d) Operation Bandhan

ANSWER KEY

1. d 11. d 21. c 31. c 41. d

2. c 12. c 22. c 32. c 42. d
3. c 13. b 23. d 33. c 43. d
4. d 14. c 24. d 34. d 44. d
5. c 15. c 25. c 35. b 45. c
6. d 16. c 26. c 36. c 46. c
7. d 17. c 27. c 37. c 47. c
8. c 18. b 28. c 38. c 48. d
9. b 19. c 29. d 39. c 49. c
10. c 20. c 30. c 40. c 50. c

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