Who flagged off the Aparajita - Parang La 2026 trek from New Delhi?

The correct answer is 5,578 metres. The team of 20 NCC girl cadets crossed the Parang La Pass at this height during the All India Girls High Altitude Long Trek. The pass connects the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh with the Changthang region of Ladakh, which is why the route began at Kibber in Himachal Pradesh and ended at Karzok in Ladakh. Options A, C and D give heights that are close enough to look convincing but do not match the figure in the record, and questions on expeditions very often turn on the exact altitude of the pass or peak involved. Along with the height, aspirants should hold the distance of about 250 kilometres and the duration of 30 days, because these three numbers together summarise the expedition.

The correct answer is Changthang. The Parang La Pass, standing at 5,578 metres, links the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh with the Changthang region of Ladakh, and the trek accordingly ran from Kibber in Himachal Pradesh to Karzok in Ladakh. Options A, C and D name other well known areas of Ladakh and the surrounding mountains, so each is a plausible guess for a candidate who remembers the pass but not the regions it joins. The route passed through glaciers, snowfields and river valleys, and the team was accompanied by officers, instructors, medical staff and support personnel. The purpose of the expedition was to encourage young women to take up adventure activities, to expose them to demanding high altitude conditions and to strengthen national integration by bringing cadets from different states together.

The correct answer is Paramesh Sivamani, who heads the Indian Coast Guard as its Director General and discussed national and maritime security issues with the minister and the commanders. Option A is wrong because Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is the Chief of the Naval Staff, whom the commanders will meet separately during the conference. Option B is wrong because General NS Raja Subramani is the Chief of Defence Staff, also scheduled to interact with them for inter-service collaboration. Option D is wrong because Sanjay Seth is the Raksha Rajya Mantri, the minister who addressed the opening day and not an officer of the force. Questions of this kind mix the four names from one event, so learn each name with its exact post.

The correct answer is Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions. The Raksha Rajya Mantri invoked this vision while stressing that India's maritime capabilities must be strengthened across the whole spectrum, from the littoral and green waters to the open and blue waters. Options A, C and D are invented expansions built from words that sound close to the real one; acronym questions are almost always set in this shape, with three near misses around the true expansion. Alongside the expansion, remember the capability list the Minister set out: advanced platforms, underwater technologies, unmanned systems, long-endurance surveillance, satellite-enabled maritime domain awareness and secure communications. He also urged the force to work with start-ups, industry, DRDO and research institutions so that it becomes a co-creator of technology rather than only a user of it.

The correct answer is the 43rd edition. The three-day conference opened in the national capital, and on the first day the Raksha Rajya Mantri interacted with the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard and the assembled commanders on national and maritime security. Options A, B and D are wrong because they name earlier or later editions of the same annual conference, and an edition number is exactly the detail a paper setter alters by one or two to test precise recall. The conference gives commanders a platform to review operational preparedness, material and logistical support, human resource development, training and administrative initiatives taken over the past year, and to set the milestones for the year ahead. The Ministry of Defence is the parent ministry of the force.