On board which ship was the opening ceremony of IMNEX-26 held?
- A.INS Sumedha
- B.UMS King Sin Phyu Shin
- C.INS Rana
- D.INS Surat
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Explanation
The correct answer is INS Rana. The opening ceremony of the exercise was held on board INS Rana on 10 November 2026, marking the formal start of the bilateral engagement. Option A is wrong because INS Sumedha, although it is one of the two Indian ships participating, did not host the ceremony. Option B is wrong because UMS King Sin Phyu Shin is the visiting Myanmar Navy ship, which reached Visakhapatnam on 10 November 2026 to join the exercise, and the ceremony was not held on it. Option D is wrong because INS Surat belongs to a different engagement altogether. Candidates should remember that IMNEX-26 is being conducted from 10 to 14 November 2026, that it is the eighth edition, and that the Ministry of Defence aligned it with the MAHASAGAR vision, which stands for Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.
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Practice Questions
IMNEX-26 is a naval exercise between India and which country?
- A.Maldives
- B.Myanmar
- C.Malaysia
- D.Mozambique
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IMNEX stands for the India-Myanmar Naval Exercise, and the edition now in progress is the eighth. It is being conducted at Visakhapatnam from 10 to 14 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Where is the 8th edition of IMNEX being conducted?
- A.Kochi
- B.Port Blair
- C.Visakhapatnam
- D.Mumbai
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The eighth edition of the India-Myanmar Naval Exercise is being held at Visakhapatnam from 10 to 14 November 2026, and the Myanmar Navy ship UMS King Sin Phyu Shin arrived at that port on 10 November 2026 for it.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT a subject of the Subject Matter Expert Exchanges in the harbour phase of Naseem Al Bahr?
- A.Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- B.Mine Countermeasure Operations
- C.Hydrography
- D.Submarine rescue
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During the harbour phase of the exercise, specialist teams of the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman held Subject Matter Expert Exchanges on three areas of common interest: Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mine Countermeasure Operations and Hydrography.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian warship took part in the sea phase of the 15th Naseem Al Bahr exercise?
- A.INS Rana
- B.INS Betwa
- C.INS Surat
- D.INS Sumedha
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The sea phase of the exercise featured joint activity between Indian Naval Ship Surat and the Royal Navy of Oman vessel Al-Mu'azzar, including Visit, Board, Search and Seizure drills and cross-deck operations that gave crews of both navies practice in coordinated procedures.
Read the full explanation →Naseem Al Bahr is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country?
- A.Qatar
- B.Oman
- C.Egypt
- D.Myanmar
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Naseem Al Bahr, which translates as Sea Breeze, is the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman, and the edition just completed is the fifteenth.
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