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On board which ship was the opening ceremony of IMNEX-26 held?
The opening ceremony of the exercise was held on board INS Rana on 10 November 2026, marking the formal start of the bilateral engagement.
Read the full explanation →Where is the 8th edition of IMNEX being conducted?
The eighth edition of the India-Myanmar Naval Exercise is being held at Visakhapatnam from 10 to 14 November 2026, and the Myanmar Navy ship UMS King Sin Phyu Shin arrived at that port on 10 November 2026 for it.
Read the full explanation →IMNEX-26 is a naval exercise between India and which country?
IMNEX stands for the India-Myanmar Naval Exercise, and the edition now in progress is the eighth. It is being conducted at Visakhapatnam from 10 to 14 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT a subject of the Subject Matter Expert Exchanges in the harbour phase of Naseem Al Bahr?
During the harbour phase of the exercise, specialist teams of the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman held Subject Matter Expert Exchanges on three areas of common interest: Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mine Countermeasure Operations and Hydrography.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian warship took part in the sea phase of the 15th Naseem Al Bahr exercise?
The sea phase of the exercise featured joint activity between Indian Naval Ship Surat and the Royal Navy of Oman vessel Al-Mu'azzar, including Visit, Board, Search and Seizure drills and cross-deck operations that gave crews of both navies practice in coordinated procedures.
Read the full explanation →Naseem Al Bahr is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country?
Naseem Al Bahr, which translates as Sea Breeze, is the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman, and the edition just completed is the fifteenth.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian visa sub-category covers medical treatment under AYUSH systems?
Under the rationalised Medical Visa framework, treatment under AYUSH systems is covered by the M-3 visa, while M-1 covers medical treatment other than AYUSH.
Read the full explanation →Nationals of how many countries can use India's e-Visa facility?
The e-Visa is processed through electronic travel authorisation and is presently available to nationals of 172 countries.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian visa category has been renamed the Visitor Visa?
The erstwhile Tourist Visa is now called the Visitor Visa, a change made because the category permits a far wider set of purposes than conventional tourism.
Read the full explanation →After the latest rationalisation, how many main visa categories does India have?
On 27 August 2026 the Ministry of Home Affairs reduced the main visa categories from 13 to nine, and the sub-categories from 49 to 23.
Read the full explanation →Which town was ranked first in the new Swachh River Front Town category of Swachh Survekshan 2025-26?
This edition of the survey introduced awards for river front towns, coastal towns and Himalayan cities for the first time, and in the Swachh River Front Town category the order was Rewa of Madhya Pradesh, Bilaspur of Chhattisgarh and Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →How many cities were covered by Swachh Survekshan 2025-26?
The survey has widened sharply over a decade: it assessed 73 cities when it began in 2016 and covers 4,751 cities in this round, which is its tenth edition.
Read the full explanation →Which city was ranked first among the Clean Cities of the Super Swachh League in Swachh Survekshan 2025-26?
In the Super Swachh League the top three Clean Cities were Navi Mumbai of Maharashtra, Surat of Gujarat and Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh, in that order, so Navi Mumbai heads the list.
Read the full explanation →Who presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi?
President Droupadi Murmu honoured the cleanest cities of the country at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26, held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →How many States and Union Territories are represented in the Theme Pavilion of Bharat Parv 2026?
The Theme Pavilion, described as a major attraction of the festival, features participation from that many States and Union Territories along with Incredible India and Central Cottage Industries, and it showcases more than 100 One District One Product items besides handicrafts, textiles, paintings and agricultural produce.
Read the full explanation →Bharat Parv 2026 is being organised by which Union ministry?
The correct answer is the Ministry of Tourism, which organises Bharat Parv 2026 in partnership with Gujarat Tourism and with the support of the States and Union Territories.
Read the full explanation →Under which theme is Bharat Parv 2026 being organised at Ekta Nagar?
The Ministry of Tourism is holding Bharat Parv 2026 at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat under this unifying theme, in partnership with Gujarat Tourism and with the support of the States and Union Territories, and the festival is designed to foster cultural exchange and national integration.
Read the full explanation →How much mephedrone has the Central Bureau of Narcotics seized during 2026 from the clandestine labs it has busted?
During 2026 the Central Bureau of Narcotics has busted six clandestine laboratories, and the mephedrone seized across those cases adds up to this figure, along with 1,465.4 kg or litres of precursor chemicals and the arrest of 20 suspects.
Read the full explanation →The Central Bureau of Narcotics, which carried out this operation, works under which Union ministry?
The correct answer is the Ministry of Finance, under which the Central Bureau of Narcotics functions and in whose name this announcement was issued.
Read the full explanation →Under which operation did the Central Bureau of Narcotics dismantle the mephedrone laboratory at Mau?
The Central Bureau of Narcotics carried out the action against an interstate synthetic drug network under this operation and busted a clandestine laboratory manufacturing mephedrone in the Tajopur Industrial Area of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.
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