Which Indian Navy ship represented India in IBSAMAR IX 2026?
- A.INS Tarkash
- B.INS Vikrant
- C.INS Shivalik
- D.INS Sahyadri
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Explanation
The correct answer is INS Tarkash. The ship took part in the ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise, and its Commanding Officer spoke at the closing ceremony at Simon's Town, where he described such exercises as a platform that turns long-standing diplomatic ties into usable naval cooperation. Option B names INS Vikrant, an aircraft carrier, which was not the vessel deployed for this drill. Options C and D name INS Shivalik and INS Sahyadri, both frontline ships that have sailed for other overseas deployments and exercises, which is what makes them plausible distractors here. For questions on naval exercises, candidates should try to remember the exercise, the edition, the venue and the participating Indian ship as a single set, since examiners commonly keep three of the four correct and change only the ship.
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Practice Questions
The IBSAMAR naval exercise is conducted between which three countries?
- A.India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- B.India, Brazil and South Africa
- C.India, Britain and Australia
- D.India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
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IBSAMAR stands for the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise, and the ninth edition brought the navies of these three countries together before concluding at Simon's Town in South Africa.
Read the full explanation →Where did the ninth edition of the IBSAMAR exercise conclude in October 2026?
- A.Kochi, India
- B.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- C.Simon's Town, South Africa
- D.Port Louis, Mauritius
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The closing ceremony of IBSAMAR IX was held there on 20 October 2026, rounding off ten days of joint activity in a harbour phase and a sea phase.
Read the full explanation →The trainees of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron visited which training centre during the Maldives port call?
- A.Girifushi Training Centre
- B.Hulhumale Naval Academy
- C.Addu Maritime Training School
- D.Kadhdhoo Defence Institute
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As part of the training exchanges arranged during the port call, trainees of the First Training Squadron visited this centre, while the Senior Officer of the squadron called on the Chief of Defence Force of the Maldives National Defence Force, on the Commandant of the MNDF Coast Guard and on…
Read the full explanation →MAHASAGAR, the vision mentioned in connection with the First Training Squadron's visit to the Maldives, stands for which of the following?
- A.Maritime Alliance for Harmony, Security and Growth Across Regions
- B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
- C.Mission for Advancement of Shared Growth and Regional Security
- D.Maritime Highway for Safety, Growth and Regional Stability
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The Ministry of Defence used exactly this expansion while placing the squadron's Maldives port call within India's maritime outreach, saying the visit underscored growing maritime cooperation between the two countries.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was part of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron that arrived in the Maldives in October 2026?
- A.INS Vikrant
- B.INS Sujata
- C.INS Vikramaditya
- D.INS Arihant
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The First Training Squadron that arrived off Male consisted of INS Tir, INS Sujata and the Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, and the three reached the Maldives on 21 October 2026 on a Long Range Training Deployment.
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