During which exercise did Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter aircraft visit India for the first time?
- A.Veer Guardian 26
- B.Malabar
- C.Dharma Guardian
- D.JIMEX
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Explanation
The correct answer is Veer Guardian 26, the India-Japan air force exercise during which Japanese fighter aircraft came to India for the first time; the Chief of Staff of the Air Self-Defense Force travelled to India in conjunction with it. Option B names a naval exercise involving India, Japan, the United States and Australia, and option D a bilateral naval exercise between India and Japan, so both belong to the maritime domain rather than the air domain. Option C names the India-Japan army exercise, which is the easiest of the three to confuse with the right answer because the word Guardian appears in both names. Keeping the service straight is the key: Veer Guardian is for the air forces, Dharma Guardian for the armies and JIMEX for the navies. The ministers also noted a Defence Industry Forum in Tokyo attended by about forty companies.
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Practice Questions
The 13th ADMM-Plus, on whose margins Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks, was hosted by which country?
- A.Indonesia
- B.The Philippines
- C.Vietnam
- D.Malaysia
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The Defence Minister used the occasion for two bilateral meetings, one with the American Secretary of War and the other with the Japanese Minister of Defense.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Japanese Minister of Defense that Rajnath Singh met at Cebu?
- A.Shinjiro Koizumi
- B.Pete Hegseth
- C.Tim Curtis
- D.Hambardzum Matevosyan
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The two ministers welcomed the steady progress in bilateral defence cooperation since they last met in August, and reviewed work on mine countermeasures, the prospect of joint development in naval shipbuilding and design, and cooperation between the two air forces.
Read the full explanation →Which framework between India and the United States did the two ministers review at the meeting?
- A.A five-year defence technology pact
- B.The 10-year India-US Defence Framework
- C.The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
- D.A 20-year strategic partnership treaty
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Their discussion covered the working of the foundational security agreements and ways to accelerate operational readiness, technology sharing and defence industrial integration, as well as military-to-military exchanges, maritime security and the integration of defence supply chains.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT among the roles listed for the Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels?
- A.Maritime surveillance
- B.Ballistic missile defence
- C.Search and rescue
- D.Anti-piracy missions
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The roles set out for these vessels are maritime surveillance, search and rescue, protection of offshore assets such as installations at sea, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and anti-piracy missions.
Read the full explanation →What does the name of the newly launched vessel Srishti mean in Sanskrit?
- A.Victory
- B.Ocean
- C.Creation
- D.Courage
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The Ministry of Defence explained that ships of this class take their names from India's rich heritage, and that Srishti means creation, or the act of creating, in Sanskrit.
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