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Static GKMediumAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GAT

Which one among the following Joint Military Exercises was NOT conducted between India and USA ?

  1. A.Yudhabhyas
  2. B.Vajra Prahar
  3. C.Malabar
  4. D.Varuna

Correct answer

D. Varuna

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Varuna. Varuna is the naval exercise between India and France, not between India and the USA.

India and France began their bilateral naval exercises in 1983, and the series was named Varuna in 2001; it has since been held regularly in the Indian Ocean and off the French coast. India's other exercises with France include Shakti (army) and Garuda (air force). With the USA, India holds several regular exercises across the services, and the three named in the other options are the best known of them.

A is wrong because Yudh Abhyas is the annual exercise between the Indian Army and the US Army. B is wrong because Vajra Prahar is the special forces exercise between India and the USA. C is wrong because Malabar began in 1992 as an India-US naval exercise and has since been joined by Japan and Australia.

Exam tip: India-France: Varuna (navy), Shakti (army), Garuda (air force); India-USA: Yudh Abhyas, Vajra Prahar, Malabar.

Practice Questions

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Q1.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Consider the following description of the Samadhi of a former Prime Minister of India :

Central Samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite solid stone blocks, capped with a 'Diya' in the centre. The number nine holds significance and represents the navarasas, navaratras and navagrahas. Then placement of the nine-square Samadhi is in a circular lotus shaped pattern. The nine-square platform is accessed in four cardinal directions by pathways made in white composite tiles so that the floor does not get heated.

Identify the Samadhi :

  1. A.Shakti Sthal
  2. B.Shantivan
  3. C.Sadaiv Atal
  4. D.Veer Bhumi
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Correct answer: C. Sadaiv Atal

The nine-square black granite platform with a diya at the centre, set in a lotus pattern, describes Sadaiv Atal, the memorial of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi.

Q2.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Bharatmala Pariyojana is related to

  1. A.interlinking of Northern and Southern Indian rivers in a garland shape.
  2. B.networks of National Highways in India.
  3. C.interlinking of all cities of India through Railways.
  4. D.interlinking of all industrial regions of India through pipelines.
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Correct answer: B. networks of National Highways in India.

Bharatmala Pariyojana is the Union government's umbrella programme for developing national highways and road corridors.

Q3.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

The Headquarters of South-Eastern Railway is located at

  1. A.Bilaspur.
  2. B.Secunderabad.
  3. C.Kolkata.
  4. D.Bhubaneswar.
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Correct answer: C. Kolkata.

The South Eastern Railway zone has its headquarters at Garden Reach in Kolkata. South Eastern Railway was formed in 1955 from the old Bengal Nagpur Railway, whose head office at Garden Reach it inherited.

Q5.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following pairs of Institute and their location is/are correctly matched?

1. Indian Institute of Advanced Study : Shimla

2. Indian Institute of Public Administration : New Delhi

3. Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service : Nainital

Select the answer using the code given below:

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

Pair 1 is right: the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, set up in 1965, works from the Rashtrapati Niwas in Shimla, the building that was once the Viceregal Lodge, where the Simla Conference of 1945 was held.