2026Current AffairsMulti-statement (Traditional Style)Strategic Operations & Missions
Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India:
1. It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities.
2. This Mission is being designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy.
3. One of the aims of this Mission is to cover all public places of India by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.1, 2 and 3
B.1 and 2 only
C.2 and 3 only
D.1 only
Explanation: * All statements are correct: Mission Sudarshan Chakra is a long-term strategic defense shield initiative introduced by the Indian Air Force (IAF). * Statements 1 & 2 are correct as the mission focuses on integrating and upgrading India's air defense grid, ballistic missile intercept defenses, and tactical aerial strike networks to protect strategic autonomy. * Statement 3 is correct because it lays out a long-term defense framework that includes creating an expanded nationwide defensive security shield covering critical assets and public zones by 2035.
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2024Current AffairsMulti-statement (Traditional Style)Joint Bilateral Exercises
Which of the following statements about 'Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023' are correct?
1. This was a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh.
2. It commenced in Aundh (Pune).
3. Joint response during counter-terrorism operations was a goal of this operation.
4. Indian Air Force was a part of this exercise.
A.1, 2 and 3
B.1, 2 and 4
C.1, 3 and 4
D.2, 3 and 4
Explanation: * Statement 1 is incorrect: Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023 was the ninth edition of a joint bilateral military exercise conducted between India and Sri Lanka, not Bangladesh. * Statement 2 is correct: The 2023 joint training edition commenced at the military station in Aundh, Pune. * Statement 3 is correct: A primary tactical goal of the exercise was to jointly rehearse and coordinate sub-conventional tactical responses during counter-terrorist operations under the UN Charter. * Statement 4 is correct: The exercise featured active dynamic tactical inputs from air force units, incorporating 15 personnel from the Indian Air Force and 5 from the Sri Lankan Air Force.
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