Exercise VARUNA is a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the navy of which country?
- A.France
- B.United Kingdom
- C.United States of America
- D.Russia
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Explanation
The correct answer is France. VARUNA is the naval exercise that India holds with the French Navy, and the supporting detail in this announcement points the same way, since the Indian ship has berthed at Toulon, a French port on the Mediterranean, for the harbour and sea phases of the exercise. The announcement also frames the visit as a sign of an enduring maritime partnership between India and France and of cooperation between them that keeps widening. The other options name countries with which India does conduct naval exercises, which is exactly why they are placed here as distractors, and a candidate who remembers only that the exercise is bilateral, or who recalls the name without the partner, has no way to choose. Tie the name of the exercise to the partner navy, and the port to the partner as well.
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Practice Questions
INS Trishul has arrived at Toulon for which edition of Exercise VARUNA?
- A.22nd
- B.23rd
- C.24th
- D.25th
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The Ministry of Defence announcement names the edition explicitly, and it is the single most asked detail about a recurring exercise, because the number records how far back the series goes and distinguishes this year's round from every earlier one.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT listed among the activities planned during this edition of Exercise VARUNA?
- A.Cross-deck visits
- B.Operational interactions
- C.Sporting engagements
- D.Submarine rescue certification
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What it does list are professional engagements in harbour and at sea of three kinds: cross-deck visits, in which sailors of one navy go aboard the other's ship; operational interactions, in which the two crews compare their drills and procedures; and sporting engagements between the ships' companies.
Read the full explanation →Which expression did Rajnath Singh use for the North-Eastern region while addressing soldiers at Sukna?
- A.The last edge of India
- B.The first edge of India
- C.The eastern gateway
- D.The seven sisters belt
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Speaking to soldiers at the Barakhana held on the eve of Diwali, the Raksha Mantri described the North-Eastern region as the first edge of the country rather than its last edge, explaining that the region marks the beginning of the national geographical and cultural landscape because it receives the first…
Read the full explanation →Along which boundary was the Defence Minister briefed on infrastructure development during the Sukna visit?
- A.Line of Control
- B.Radcliffe Line
- C.Line of Actual Control
- D.Durand Line
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At Sukna the Raksha Mantri was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control, usually shortened to LAC, and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies meant to improve operational capability and combat effectiveness.
Read the full explanation →The Trishakti Corps, whose preparedness was reviewed on 7 November 2026, is headquartered at which place?
- A.Tezpur, Assam
- B.Sukna, West Bengal
- C.Bagdogra, West Bengal
- D.Dimapur, Nagaland
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Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh reviewed the operational preparedness of the Trishakti Corps at Sukna, where he was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies.
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