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The Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre at Souda Bay, whose facilities the crew of INS Trishul is to see, is run by which organisation?

  1. A.European Union
  2. B.NATO
  3. C.United Nations
  4. D.Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

Correct answer

B. NATO

Explanation

The correct answer is NATO. The establishment at Souda Bay is the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre, usually written as NMIOTC, and the crew of Indian Naval Ship Trishul is to be familiarised with its facilities during the port call, along with those of Naval Support Activity Souda Bay. Option A, the European Union, is wrong because the centre carries the NATO name and not that of the European Union. Option C, the United Nations, is wrong for the same reason. Option D, the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, is a grouping associated with the Indian Ocean region and not with a training centre at a Mediterranean port, so it cannot be the answer. Remember the expansion of the abbreviation in full, because the centre is named in the announcement of the visit and the abbreviation alone is easy to confuse.

Read the full article: INS Trishul Calls at Souda Bay, Greece on Mediterranean Tour

Q4.DefenceHard

The inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise builds on the outcomes of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, which was held under which theme?

  1. A.BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open
  2. B.Shared Seas, Shared Security and Shared Prosperity
  3. C.Translating Vision to Action
  4. D.One Bay, One Future
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Correct answer: A. BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open

The correct answer is BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open, the theme of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, whose outcomes the exercise is designed to carry forward in practice.

Q5.DefenceMedium

Which is India's first integrated tri-service command, whose role the inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise highlights?

  1. A.Strategic Forces Command
  2. B.Andaman and Nicobar Command
  3. C.Western Naval Command
  4. D.Central Air Command
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Correct answer: B. Andaman and Nicobar Command

It is India's first integrated tri-service command, which means the Army, the Navy and the Air Force operate there under a single commander instead of separate service chains.