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Defence Exercises: BPSC Prelims MCQs

41 practice questions on Defence Exercises. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Exercise CINBAX-II (2026), held in Cambodia, is a joint exercise between India and:

   1. AThailand
   2. BCambodia
   3. CVietnam
   4. DLaos
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

   The multilateral Exercise PRAGATI 2026, with 12 countries of the Indian Ocean region, was held at:

   1. AMahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan
   2. BChaubattia, Uttarakhand
   3. CUmroi Military Station, Meghalaya
   4. DBakloh, Himachal Pradesh
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which of the following countries did NOT take part in Exercise PRAGATI 2026?

   1. ABangladesh
   2. BMaldives
   3. CPhilippines
   4. DSeychelles
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

   What does "PRAGATI", the name of the multilateral army exercise held in Meghalaya in 2026, stand for?

   1. AProgramme for Regional Armies' Global Action and Tactical Integration
   2. BPartnership for Rapid Action Groups in Asia and the Tropical Indian Ocean
   3. CPeace and Regional Army Growth through Allied Training Initiatives
   4. DPartnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation in the Indian Ocean Region
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

   IN–SLN DIVEX 2026, held in Colombo, is a diving exercise between the navies of India and:

   1. AMauritius
   2. BSri Lanka
   3. CMaldives
   4. DBangladesh
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Exercise Mitra Shakti XI (2025), conducted under Chapter VII of the UN mandate, is a joint exercise between India and:

   1. ABangladesh
   2. BMyanmar
   3. CSri Lanka
   4. DNepal
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Exercise DUSTLIK, whose 7th edition was held in 2026, is a joint exercise between India and:

   1. AUzbekistan
   2. BTajikistan
   3. CKazakhstan
   4. DKyrgyzstan
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Exercise DESERT CYCLONE–II was held at Al-Hamra Training City, Abu Dhabi, between India and:

   1. Athe State of Qatar
   2. Bthe Sultanate of Oman
   3. Cthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
   4. Dthe United Arab Emirates
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Exercise CYCLONE 2026, between the special forces of India and Egypt, was held at:

   1. AMahajan, Rajasthan
   2. BCairo, Egypt
   3. CAnshas, Egypt
   4. DJodhpur, Rajasthan
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise Sea Dragon 2026, a multinational anti-submarine warfare exercise, was held at Andersen Air Force Base on:

    1. ADiego Garcia
    2. BGuam
    3. COkinawa
    4. DHawaii
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which country taking part in Exercise Sea Dragon 2026 is NOT a member of the Quad?

    1. ANew Zealand
    2. BAustralia
    3. CUnited States
    4. DJapan
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which Indian warship took part in Exercise MALABAR 2025 off Guam?

    1. AINS Shivalik
    2. BINS Kolkata
    3. CINS Sahyadri
    4. DINS Vikrant
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise LAMITIYE–2026 is a joint military exercise between India and:

    1. AMadagascar
    2. BSeychelles
    3. CMauritius
    4. DMaldives
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN, whose 7th edition was held at Chaubattia, Uttarakhand, is between India and:

    1. AAustralia
    2. BSouth Korea
    3. CVietnam
    4. DJapan
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    JAIMEX is a maritime exercise between the navies of India and:

    1. AJapan
    2. BMalaysia
    3. CIndonesia
    4. DAustralia
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise EKATHA–2025, the 8th edition, held in the Maldives in December 2025, is:

    1. Aa coast guard exercise of SAARC countries
    2. Ban air exercise between India and Mauritius
    3. Can army exercise between India and Sri Lanka
    4. Da naval diving exercise between India and the Maldives
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise AviaIndra–2025, hosted by the Indian Air Force in December 2025, is an air force exercise between India and:

    1. ARussia
    2. BFrance
    3. Cthe United States
    4. DEgypt
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise Harimau Shakti–2025, held at the Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, is between India and:

    1. AThailand
    2. BMalaysia
    3. CSingapore
    4. DIndonesia
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI, whose 10th edition was held at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, in December 2025, is between the special forces of India and:

    1. AFrance
    2. BMalaysia
    3. CIndonesia
    4. DSingapore
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise EKUVERIN, between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force, was held at:

    1. AThiruvananthapuram
    2. BBelagavi
    3. CKochi
    4. DSri Vijaya Puram
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise SURYA KIRAN–19, held at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, is a joint army exercise between India and:

    1. ABhutan
    2. BBangladesh
    3. CNepal
    4. DMyanmar
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR–25, held at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in November 2025, is between India and:

    1. AAustralia
    2. BFrance
    3. Cthe United States
    4. Dthe United Kingdom
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise GARUDA 25, held at Air Base 118, Mont-de-Marsan, is an air exercise between India and:

    1. ASpain
    2. BFrance
    3. CGreece
    4. DEgypt
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Trishul" (October–November 2025), held along the western border in Gujarat and Rajasthan, was:

    1. Aan air exercise of India with France and the UAE
    2. Ba coast guard exercise of the SAARC countries
    3. Ca tri-service exercise of India, led by the Indian Navy
    4. Dan India–Pakistan confidence-building exercise
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise OceanSky 2025, a multinational air combat exercise in which the Indian Air Force took part, was hosted by:

    1. ASpain
    2. BItaly
    3. CPortugal
    4. DGreece
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025, held at Irwin Barracks, Perth, is between the armies of India and:

    1. AAustria
    2. BNew Zealand
    3. CIndonesia
    4. DAustralia
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    In which multilateral exercise, led by Russia, did the Indian Army take part at the Mulino Training Ground in September 2025?

    1. AKavkaz 2025
    2. BZAPAD 2025
    3. CVOSTOK 2025
    4. DINDRA 2025
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise MAITREE-XIV, held at Umroi, Meghalaya, in September 2025, is between the armies of India and:

    1. ALaos
    2. BThailand
    3. CMyanmar
    4. DBhutan
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The 21st edition of Exercise YUDH ABHYAS, between the armies of India and the USA, was held in September 2025 at:

    1. AFort Wainwright, Alaska
    2. BFort Bragg, North Carolina
    3. CMahajan, Rajasthan
    4. DChaubattia, Uttarakhand
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise SHAKTI, whose 8th edition was held at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie, in 2025, is between the armies of India and:

    1. ASwitzerland
    2. BItaly
    3. CBelgium
    4. DFrance
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise KHAAN QUEST, a multinational exercise in which the Indian Army took part in June 2025, is hosted by:

    1. AKazakhstan
    2. BRussia
    3. CMongolia
    4. DKyrgyzstan
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise Nomadic Elephant, whose 17th edition was held in Ulaanbaatar in 2025, is between India and:

    1. AMongolia
    2. BBhutan
    3. CNepal
    4. DKazakhstan
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, the 4th edition, is a tri-service exercise between India and:

    1. AJapan
    2. BAustralia
    3. Cthe United States
    4. Dthe United Kingdom
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise Varuna 2025 is a naval exercise between India and:

    1. Athe United States
    2. BRussia
    3. Cthe United Kingdom
    4. DFrance
    Answer and explanation →

35. 35. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise Bongosagar 2025 is between the navies of India and:

    1. AMyanmar
    2. BBangladesh
    3. CSri Lanka
    4. DThailand
    Answer and explanation →

36. 36. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 involved:

    1. Athe armies of India and Egypt
    2. Bthe air forces of India and Oman
    3. CIndia's three services
    4. Dthe navies of India and the UAE
    Answer and explanation →

37. 37. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The multinational naval Exercise Komodo 2025 was hosted by:

    1. AMalaysia
    2. BIndonesia
    3. CAustralia
    4. Dthe Philippines
    Answer and explanation →

38. 38. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Match the exercise with the partner country of India:

    List-I (exercise)	List-II (partner)
    A. Dharma Guardian	1. Malaysia
    B. Harimau Shakti	2. Japan
    C. Garuda Shakti	3. Nepal
    D. Surya Kiran	4. Indonesia

    1. AA-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
    2. BA-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
    3. CA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
    4. DA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
    Answer and explanation →

39. 39. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Match the exercise with the partner country of India:

    List-I (exercise)	List-II (partner)
    A. Ajeya Warrior	1. Thailand
    B. AUSTRAHIND	2. United Kingdom
    C. Maitree	3. Uzbekistan
    D. Dustlik	4. Australia

    1. AA-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
    2. BA-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
    3. CA-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
    4. DA-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
    Answer and explanation →

40. 40. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which pair of exercise and partner country is NOT correctly matched?

    1. ABongosagar – Bangladesh
    2. BLamitiye – Seychelles
    3. CCyclone – Egypt
    4. DEkuverin – Sri Lanka
    Answer and explanation →

41. 41. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following pairs of India–France exercise and service is correctly matched?

    1. AVaruna – navy, Shakti – army, Garuda – air force
    2. BVaruna – army, Shakti – navy, Garuda – air force
    3. CVaruna – air force, Shakti – army, Garuda – navy
    4. DVaruna – navy, Shakti – air force, Garuda – army
    Answer and explanation →