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Static GKMediumAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GK

What was the code name given to the first ever tri-service military exercise between India and USA?

  1. A.Lion Triumph
  2. B.Elephant Triumph
  3. C.Tiger Triumph
  4. D.Bison Triumph

Correct answer

C. Tiger Triumph

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Tiger Triumph. Tiger Triumph was the first tri-service exercise between India and the United States, held in November 2019 off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, with a harbour phase at Visakhapatnam and a field phase near Kakinada. Its theme was humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR), and it brought together ships, aircraft and troops of the army, navy and air force of both countries working as one joint force. Before it, India and the US had held only single-service exercises with each other. The exercise has since been repeated. Option A is wrong because Lion Triumph is not the name of any India–US exercise. Option B is wrong because Elephant Triumph is not an India–US exercise either. Option D is wrong because Bison Triumph is also not an exercise between the two countries. Exam tip: India–US exercises, Tiger Triumph (tri-service), Yudh Abhyas (army), Cope India (air force), Vajra Prahar (special forces).

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Q1.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Peninsula Shield Force is a military arm of

  1. A.Organization of Islamic Cooperation
  2. B.Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  3. C.Gulf Cooperation Council
  4. D.Arab League
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Correct answer: C. Gulf Cooperation Council

The Peninsula Shield Force is the joint military force of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), set up in 1984 to deter and respond to attacks on its member states.

Q2.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements with regard to the UN Peacekeeping Operation :

1. The power to authorize a Peacekeeping Operation is exclusively vested with the General Assembly.

2. UN Peacekeeping Operations are deployed with the consent of the main parties to the conflict.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

UN peacekeeping missions are set up by resolutions of the Security Council, the organ that the UN Charter makes primarily responsible for international peace and security, so the power does not rest exclusively with the General Assembly and statement 1 is wrong.

Q3.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Which one of the following pairs of Newspaper and Editor is not correctly matched ?

Newspaper — Editor

  1. A.Navjivan — Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B.Mahratta — Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. C.Bengalee — Surendranath Banerjea
  4. D.Voice of India — Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Correct answer: D. Voice of India — Gopal Krishna Gokhale

The Voice of India was an English journal started in Bombay in 1883 by Dadabhai Naoroji, who later merged it with the Indian Spectator; Gokhale was not its editor.

Q5.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the position of the Chief of Defence Staff : 1. He is the Head of the Department of Military Affairs within the Ministry of Defence. 2. He is the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. 3. He does not exercise any military command over the three Service Chiefs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in December 2019 on the advice of the Kargil Review Committee and later expert groups, and the first CDS took office on 1 January 2020.