What made the Tangdhar phase of Operation Drishti in September 2026 a first of its kind?

The correct answer is 364, the total across the two mega camps of the valley. Option B, 220, is the number done at Tangdhar over two days, and option A, 144, is the number done at 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar; the two add up to the total asked for, which is exactly why both appear here. Option D, 500, is the count of patients identified as needing surgery when nearly 6,000 people were screened in 18 camps beforehand, so it is a number from the same announcement but answers a different question. The surgeries covered cataract, glaucoma, pterygium and retinal procedures, and were carried out by a team from Army Hospital (Research and Referral) under Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra. Candidates should separate the three figures by what each counts: screened, needing surgery, and operated.

The correct answer is Odisha, named as the venue of the next phase once the Kashmir leg closed. The announcement notes that with the valley complete, the drive has now reached the northern, western, eastern and central regions of the country, so the next stop continues a mapped spread rather than a random choice. Option A, Assam, option C, Rajasthan, and option D, Kerala, are not named in the announcement and are the sort of plausible alternatives added because each has districts far from specialist eye hospitals. The whole point of the drive is that people in such areas would otherwise have to travel long distances for sub-speciality care, which is why the camps go to them. Candidates should carry the sequence: Kashmir completed, Odisha next, under the Armed Forces Medical Services.

The correct answer is Honouring the Past, Healing the Present and Inspiring the Future. The centenary events were conducted in keeping with this theme and reaffirmed the service's values of compassion, professional excellence and service to the nation. Options A, B and D are invented slogans built from similar language, and in theme questions the distractors are always constructed this way because the phrasing sounds plausible. A useful habit is to learn a theme in its exact wording rather than in paraphrase, since options often differ from the correct answer only in one word or in the order of the clauses. Note also that the Military Nursing Service supports the Armed Forces Medical Services in war, natural calamity and peacetime.

The correct answer is Steel and Grace, which is the memoir released at the ceremony. Option A is the centenary commemorative book, whose full title runs Healing Hands and Brave Hearts: MNS@100, so it is a genuine release but not the memoir, and this is the trap the question is built around. Option C is the name of the commemorative video screened at the same function, again a real item from the ceremony but of a different kind. Option D is drawn from the opening words of the centenary theme rather than from any title released. Questions on such ceremonies routinely ask candidates to match each title to its form, so learn the book, the memoir and the video separately along with the commemorative coin.

The correct answer is Manekshaw Centre, Delhi. The ceremony marking the culmination of a year-long commemoration of the Military Nursing Service was held there, and Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth attended it. Option B names a convention venue used for large national events and summits, and it is the most likely wrong pick because so many government functions are reported from there. Option C names another well known venue for official conferences, but it was not the site of this ceremony. Option D names a military training establishment, which does not host commemorations of this kind. The Manekshaw Centre is a regular venue for defence ceremonies in the capital, so the association between the venue and defence functions is worth building.