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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2024Direct Conceptual / Factual MCQStrategic Operations & Missions
Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic needs is called:
A.Operation Sankalp
B.Operation Maitri
C.Operation Sadbhavana
D.Operation Madad
Explanation: * (c) Operation Sadbhavana is correct: This is a flagship welfare and civic-action initiative of the Indian Army launched in remote regions like the Union Territory of Ladakh. The operation funds and runs educational systems like the Army Goodwill Schools, supports women empowerment through vocational/skill training centers, organizes national integration tours, and funds local public health and ecological projects.
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