{"id":2442,"date":"2025-05-02T12:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:17:26","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-statements-about-exercise-mitra-shakti-2023-are-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-statements-about-exercise-mitra-shakti-2023-are-correct","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which of the following statements about \u2018Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023\u2019 are correct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This was a joint military exercise\u00a0<strong>between India and Bangladesh<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It commenced in Aundh (Pune).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joint response during counter-terrorism operations was a goal of this operation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indian Air Force was a part of this exercise.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>(a) 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(b) 1, 2 and 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(c) 1, 3 and 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(d) 2, 3 and 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) 2, 3 and 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exercise-mitra-shakti\">Exercise MITRA SHAKTI<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023<\/strong>\u00a0is a<strong>\u00a0joint\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/military-exercises-of-india-upsc\/\">military exercise<\/a>\u00a0between India and Sri Lanka<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise\u00a0<strong>\u201cExercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023\u201d commenced in Aundh (Pune).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 personnel from Indian Air Force and five personnel from Sri Lankan Air Force participated in the exercise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MITRA SHAKTI\u00a0<\/strong>is an annual exercise based on\u00a0<strong>counter insurgency<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>counter terrorism operations<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>semi urban terrain<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is the\u00a0<strong>largest bilateral exercise<\/strong>\u00a0being undertaken by the Sri Lankan Army and it forms a major part of India and Sri Lanka\u2019s growing defence partnership.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is designed for incorporating the current dynamics of\u00a0<strong>UN\u2019 peacekeeping<\/strong>\u00a0operations through tactical exercises and practical discussions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India\u2019s other exercise with Sri Lanka \u2013\u00a0SLINEX\u00a0(Navy)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sri-lanka\">Sri Lanka<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia located in the\u00a0Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the<strong>\u00a0Gulf of Mannar<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Palk Strait,<\/strong>\u00a0and shares a maritime border with India and the\u00a0<strong>Maldives<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>Sri Lanka\u2019s 3<\/strong><strong>rd<\/strong><strong>-largest export destination<\/strong>\u00a0(after US and UK) with over 60% of Sri Lankan exports benefiting from the India-Sri Lanka FTA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both India and Sri Lanka are part of regional groups like\u00a0<strong>BIMSTEC\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>SAARC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the answer using the code given below: Answer:&nbsp;(d) 2, 3 and 4 Exercise MITRA SHAKTI Sri 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