Who delivered the Valedictory Address at the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026?
- A.The Chief of Defence Staff
- B.The Chief of the Naval Staff
- C.The Defence Secretary
- D.The Raksha Mantri
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, whose Valedictory Address brought the three-day conference to a close. Option A is the strongest distractor, because the Chief of Defence Staff, General NS Raja Subramani, did speak on the concluding day, but his was the Special Address that opened the day and was followed by an interaction with the audience, not the Valedictory Address. Options B and D are wrong because neither the Chief of the Naval Staff nor the Raksha Mantri is named as delivering an address at this edition. The pairing to memorise is therefore a Special Address by the Chief of Defence Staff and a Valedictory Address by the Defence Secretary, with the two other sessions of the day moderated by Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh (Retd) and Rear Admiral Guninder Singh Jawanda (Retd).
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Practice Questions
What was the theme of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 that concluded in New Delhi?
- A.Blue Economy and Coastal Security
- B.Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
- C.Maritime Trade and Port Connectivity
- D.Climate Action in Island States
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This was the unifying theme of IPRD-2026, the Indian Navy's annual apex-level international strategic dialogue, which was examined through five professional thematic sessions together with senior-level interactions meant to find practical routes to regional maritime cooperation.
Read the full explanation →The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue is the annual apex-level international strategic dialogue of which service, held with the National Maritime Foundation?
- A.Indian Army
- B.Indian Air Force
- C.Indian Navy
- D.Indian Coast Guard
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The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue is described as the Navy's annual apex-level international strategic dialogue, and the 2026 edition was organised in association with the National Maritime Foundation.
Read the full explanation →MAHASAGAR, India's maritime vision given clearer expression at IPRD-2026, stands for which of the following?
- A.Maritime Advancement for Shared Growth and Regions
- B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
- C.Maritime Harmony and Sustainable Growth in Asian Regions
- D.Mutual Assistance for Security and Growth of All in the Region
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This is the expansion of MAHASAGAR, the maritime vision to which the dialogue was said to have given clearer expression.
Read the full explanation →Which two international events were hosted as part of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026?
- A.The 9th International Solar Alliance Assembly and the 4th International Conference on Green Hydrogen
- B.The 7th World Wind Energy Congress and the 2nd Global Biofuels Forum
- C.The 5th International Solar Alliance Assembly and the 8th Hydrogen Summit
- D.The 3rd Global Nuclear Energy Conclave and the 6th Clean Coal Meet
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Both were held within the summit, which the Union Minister called the biggest renewable energy event India has hosted. The programme also featured the Watts Next forum, which brought innovators together, and the Next Terawatt Ministerial Plenary, which took up integrated energy planning, resilient infrastructure, storage and financing.
Read the full explanation →According to the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, how much investment has India's renewable energy sector attracted over the past decade?
- A.Over Rs 5 lakh crore
- B.Over Rs 10 lakh crore
- C.Over Rs 15 lakh crore
- D.Over Rs 25 lakh crore
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Addressing the closing ceremony of the summit, Pralhad Joshi said the renewable energy sector had drawn more than this amount in the past decade, and that nearly Rs 6 lakh crore of it had flowed in during just the last two years, which shows how sharply the pace has picked…
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