Under which operation did the Indian Navy ensure safe transit of Indian-flagged merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz?
- A.Operation Southern Readiness
- B.Operation Urja Suraksha
- C.Operation Sankalp
- D.Lokayan-26
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Explanation
The correct answer is Operation Urja Suraksha. The Raksha Mantri called it an outstanding achievement that Indian-flagged merchant vessels, LPG tankers in particular, were given safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz under this operation during the crisis in West Asia. He tied its importance to trade dependence: about 85 to 90 per cent of India's crude oil and about 50 per cent of its natural gas reach the country by sea, so sea-lane security bears directly on the economy, energy supplies and defence preparedness. Option A is wrong because Operation Southern Readiness was an exercise conducted at Kochi during India's command of Combined Task Force-154. Option C is wrong because no such operation was named in this address. Option D is wrong because Lokayan-26 was the deployment of INS Sudarshini for maritime diplomacy and outreach to the Indian diaspora, not a tanker-protection operation.
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Practice Questions
How many warships does the Indian Navy plan to induct or commission during 2026?
- A.12
- B.15
- C.18
- D.24
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Addressing the Naval Commanders' Conference, the Defence Minister described 2026 as a historic year for the Navy because the induction or commissioning of eighteen warships is planned, which would be the largest addition of ships in a single year in the force's history.
Read the full explanation →Operation Southern Readiness, held at Kochi during India's command of Combined Task Force-154, involved personnel from how many countries?
- A.27
- B.18
- C.36
- D.41
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Operation Southern Readiness was conducted at Kochi while the Indian Navy held command of Combined Task Force-154 under the Combined Maritime Forces, and it brought together 276 personnel drawn from twenty-seven countries, along with 76 facilitators and subject-matter experts and four international organisations.
Read the full explanation →What is the full form of MAHASAGAR, the vision cited in connection with Exercise Malabar 2026?
- A.Maritime Alliance for Harbour Security and Growth Across Regions
- B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
- C.Maritime Assistance and Humanitarian Support for Gulf and Adjoining Regions
- D.Mutual Alliance for Shipping,Aid, Growth and Regional Advancement
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The Ministry of Defence used this expansion while describing how the successful close of the exercise fitted India's larger outlook on maritime cooperation and collective security in the Indo-Pacific.
Read the full explanation →Which four navies trained together in Exercise Malabar 2026?
- A.India, Japan, the United States and Australia
- B.India, Japan, the United States and France
- C.India, Russia, the United States and Australia
- D.India, Japan, the United Kingdom and Australia
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The release on the conclusion of the exercise named exactly these four navies as the participants, both for the harbour phase of professional engagements and for the sea phase of coordinated operations.
Read the full explanation →INS Sahyadri departed which naval base on 12 November 2026 after Exercise Malabar 2026?
- A.Sasebo Naval Base
- B.Yokosuka Naval Base
- C.Pearl Harbor
- D.Darwin Naval Base
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The Ministry of Defence stated that the Indian Navy's indigenous guided missile stealth frigate sailed out of Yokosuka in Japan on 12 November 2026, once Exercise Malabar had been wound up.
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