Military Exercises 2024: MCQs for SSC, UPSC and other State Exams

Military exercises are an integral component of defense strategies, building coordination, preparedness, and cooperation among nations. These exercises not only improve the operational capabilities of armed forces but also strengthen international relations by establishing trust and mutual understanding. During 2024, several significant military exercises were conducted with India and other nations, where joint efforts have been undertaken to address security challenges and enhance combat readiness.

Aspirants in competitive exams such as SSC, UPSC, and state-level tests often have questions on military exercises, which appear in the current affairs, defense, and general knowledge sections. Being aware of the names of these exercises, participating countries, and their objectives can put you ahead in exams.

This blog provides a select set of MCQs that are related to the important military exercises of 2024. Be it exam preparation or knowledge expansion, this resource will ensure your update and confidence in taking questions on this very essential topic. So, go through it and gear up to succeed!

MCQs on Military Exercises 2024

Q1. IAF Contingent Joined ‘Red Flag 24’ Exercise in __?
A. Alaska
B. New York
C. New Delhi
D. Jaisalmer
Ans : A
Red Flag 24 : Multi-nation mega military exercise

Location : Alaska (USA)

Q2. EX-DUSTLIK Has been Conducted By India & Which Country
A. Russia
B. Oman
C. Uzbekistan
D. Maldives
Ans : C
EX-DUSTLIK : Joint Training Exercise

Location : Termez District, Uzbekistan.

Edition : 4th

Between : Indian & Uzbekistan Army

Q3. Joint Military Exercise “Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023 Has Been Conducted By India & Which Country?
A. Nepal
B. Srilanka
C. Indonesia
D. France
Ans : B
Edition : 9th

Held @ → Aundh (Pune)

Q4. Exercise Tarkash, a joint counter . exercise, recently held between India & which country?
A. USA
B. Japan
C. UK
D. Maldives
Ans : A

Q5. Exercise “Steadfast Defender 2024” Has Been Conducted By _?
A. NATO
B. Russia
C. G21
D. QUAD
Ans : A
Steadfast Defender : NATO’s Largest Military Exercise

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NATO : North Atlantic Treaty Organization → World’s largest military alliance

Formed : 1949

Headquarters : Brussels, Belgium

Members : 32

Latest : Sweden & Finland

Q4. India Conducted Exercise “LAMITIYE-2024’ With Which Country ?
A. Iran
B. Indonesia
C. Seychelles
D. Srilanka
Ans : C
LAMITIYE-2024 : Joint Military Exercise

B/w → IND & Seychelles

Q5. Recently Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 Held In Which Country ?
A. Seychelles
B. UK
C. USA
D. Maldieves
Ans : A
Cutlass Express 2024 : Multinational Naval Exercise

Participated from IND : INS Tir.

Q6. India Conducted Exercise Sea Defenders-2024 With Which Country?
A. USA
B. France
C. Uk
D. UAE
Ans : A
Sea Defenders-2024 : maritime security exercise

Location : Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Q7. India Conducted ‘Dharma Guardian 2024” Military Exercise With Which Country?
A. USA
B. Japan
C. UK
D. UAE
Ans : B
Edition : 5th

Location : Mahajan Field Firing Ranges → Rajasthan.

Q8. In which country did the 16th edition of the trilateral exercise Dosti 16 took place?
A. Srilanka
B. Malaysia
C. Maldives
D. Indonesia
Ans : C
Dosti 16 : Trilateral Exercise

Held @ : Maldives

Conducted By : IND, SRILANKA & MALDIVES

Q9. Where has the naval exercise Milan 2024 Been Organised?
A. Cochin
B. Chennai
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Mumbai
Ans : C
Theme : Forging Naval Alliances for a Secure Maritime Future

Participated → 50+ nations

Q10. Sea Dragon Exercise 2024 Has Been Conducted In Which Country ?
A. USA
B. France
C. UK
D. India
Ans : A
Sea Dragon Exercise 2024 → multi-lateral anti-submarine warfare exercise

Participated From IND : P8I Aircraft

Location : Guam (US Island ) → Pacific Oceans

Participating Countries: India, Japan, South Korea, Australia & US.

Q11. India Conducted ‘Ex-Ayutthaya’ With Which Country ?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Indonesia
C. Thailand
D. Japan
Ans : C
Ex-Ayutthaya’ → Naval Exercise

Ayodhya City → Connected With Ayutthaya City (Thailand)

Q12. “Khanjar 2024” Has Been Conducted Between India & Which Country
A. Turkeministan
B. Oman
C. Kyrgyzstan
D. Maldives
Ans : C
Exercise “Khanjar 2024” : Joint Special Forces Exercise

Held @ → Bakloh (Himachal Pr)

Kyrgyzstan Capital : Bishkek

Currency : Som

Q13. Joint Training Exercise Cyclone-2 Has Been Conducted By IND & _?
A. France
B. Turkey
C. Egypt
D. Indonesia
Ans : C
Exercise Cyclone-I → B/w IND & Egypt

Location → Egypt

Edition → 2nd

Q14. Exercise ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ Has Been Conducted By India & Which Country?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Taiwan
D. UK
Ans : A
Conducted By : IND & Japanese Coast Guard

Location : Chennai Coast

Q15. India, France & __ Conducted ‘Desert Knight’ Exercise?
A. S Arabia
B. Japan
C. UAE
D. Oman
Ans : C
Air Exercise ‘Desert Knight’ → Over the Arabian Sea.

Conducted by : IND, France & UAE

Q16. Exercise ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ Has Been Conducted By India & Which Country?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Taiwan
D. UK
Ans : A
Conducted By : IND & Japanese Coast Guard

Location : Chennai Coast

2023 REVISION MCQs

Q17. 7th edition of Joint Military ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’ Has Been Conducted By India & Which Country?
A. UAE
B. UK
C. Kazakhstan
D. Turkey
Ans : C
Held In : Kazakhstan

Q18. EXERCISE “SURYA KIRAN” Has Been Conducted By IND & _?
A. Nepal
B. Srilanka
C. Maldives
D. France

Ans : A
Joint training Exercise “SURYA KIRAN”

Location : Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Edition : 17th

Q19. Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23 Has Been Conducted By IND & Which Country?
A. Japan
B. USA
C. Australia
D. France
Ans : C
Held @ → Perth, Australia

Q20. India Conducted Exercise “SAMPRITI” with Which country ?
A. Nepal
B. Indonesia
C. Bangladesh
D. France
Ans : C
SAMPRITI : Joint Military Exercise

Location : Umroi, Meghalaya

Edition : 19th

Q21. India Conducted Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023” With Which Country?
A. Iran
B. Malaysia
C. France
D. UK
Ans : B
Ex Harimau Shakti 2023 : Joint
Bilateral Training Exercise

Held @ : Umroi Cantonment (India)

Q22. Exercise ‘BRIGHT STAR-23’ Has Been Conducted In Which Country ?
A. Sudan
B. Egypt
C. India
D. USA
Ans : B
Ex BRIGHT STAR-23 : Multinational Tri-Services Military Exercise

Participated From IND : INS Sumedha

Q23. Exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 2023’ Has Been Conducted By IND &__?
A. France
B. USA
C. UK
D. Indonesia
Ans : B
Yudh Abhyas 2023 : Army Exercise

Location : Alaska (USA) Exercise

Edition → 19th

Between → IND & USA

Q24. Exercise ‘SIMBEX 2023’ Has Been Conducted By IND & Which Country?
A. Srilanka
B. Sudan
C. Singapore
D. S Korea
Ans : C
SIMBEX 2023 : Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise

Participated From IND : Submarine Sindhukesari & Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft P8I

Held @ → Singapore

Q25. Ex ‘Nomadic Elephant – 2023’ Has Been Conducted By India & __?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Mongolia
D. France
Ans : C
“Nomadic Elephant – 2023” : Joint Military Exercise

Location : Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Conducted By : India & Mongolia

Q26. Exercise ‘JIMEX 23’ Has Been Conducted By IND & __?
A. Jamaica
B. Jordan
C. Japan
D. Germany
Ans : C
JIMEX 23 : Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023

• Edition : 7th
• Location : Vishakhapatnam

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Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN → IND & JAPAN

Q27. Exercise ‘Security Bond-2023” Has Been Conducted At _?
A. Andaman Sea
B. Bay Of Bengal
C. South China Sea
D. Gulf Of Oman
Ans : D
Security Bond-2023 : Joint Naval Drills

Location → Gulf Of Oman

Conducted By : RUSSIA, CHINA & IRAN

Q28. India Conducted ‘SALVEX’ Exercise With Which Country?
A. France
B. USA
C. UK
D. Indonesia
Ans : B
7th Edition Of SALVEX Exercise : Salvage & Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)

• Conducted By : USA & INDIAN Navy
• Location : Kochi

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Yudh Abhyas : IND & USA

Q29. Ex AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2023 Has Been Conducted By IND & _?
A. Iran
B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Oman
Ans : C
AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2023 : Bilateral Naval Exercise

Participated From IND : INS Tarkash, INS Subhadra & Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

Edition : 2nd

Between : IND & S ARABIA

Location : Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Q30. Ex SAMUDRA SHAKTI-23 Conducted Between India & Which Country?
A. France
B. USA
C. Indonesia
D. Iran
Ans : C
Ex ‘SAMUDRA SHAKTI 2023’

Concluded At : South China Sea

Edition : 4th

Conducted By : INDIA & INDONESIA

Q31. Which Country Hosted “Air Defender 2023” ?
A. Italy
B. USA
C. Germany
D. UK
Ans : C
Air Defender 2023 : NATO’s Biggest Ever Air Exercise

Hosted By : Germany

Q32. First Edition Of India, France, & UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise Held In_______ ?
A. Gulf Of Oman
B. Bay Of Bengal
C. Arabian Sea
D. South China Sea
Ans : A
Participated From IND : INS Tarkash

Q33. Exercise ‘Ekuverin 2023’ Has Been Conducted By IND & _?
A. France
B. Indonesia
C. Maldives
D. USA
Ans : C
12th → Ex EKUVERIN 2023 : Joint Military Exercise

Location : Chaubatia, Uttarakhand

Conducted By : INDIA & Maldivse

Q34. Exercise Orion Has Been Conducted In Which Country Recently ?
A. France
B. India
C. Oman
D. USA
Ans : A
Exercise Orion : Multilateral Military Exercise

* IND’s 1st Female Rafale Pilot → Shivangi Singh Also Participated

Conducted In → France

Q35. USA Launched Exercise Balikatan With Which Country?
A. India
B. Philippines
C. UK
D. Malaysia
Ans : B
Exercise BALIKATAN : Largest-ever Joint Military Exercises

Location : South China Sea

Launched By : USA & Philippines To Counter China

Q36. Ex ‘AJEYA WARRIOR-2023” Has Been Conducted By IND & _?
A. UK
B. France
C. USA
D. Italy
Ans : A
“AJEYA WARRIOR-2023” → Joint Military Exercise

Location → Salisbury Plains (UK)

Edition : 7th

Between : IND & UK

Q37. Which Country Hosted Exercise “SLINEX-23” ?
A. India
B. Srilanka
C. France
D. S Africa
Ans : B
SLINEX-23 : Bilateral Maritime Exercise

Participated From IND : INS Kiltan & INS Savitri

Edition : 10th

Location : Colombo, Srilanka

Q38. Exercise AMPHEX 2023 Has Been Conducted In Which State?
A. Gujarat
B. Haryana
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Ans : C
AMPHEX 2023 : largest” biennial triservices exercise

Conducted By : IND Army, Navy & Airforce

Q39. 3rd Edition Of Exercise ‘La Pérouse’ Has Been Conducted In Which Ocean?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. None Of These

Ans : B Exercise
La Pérouse : Multi-lateral maritime exercise

Countries: France, IND, USA, AUS, Japan (QUAD)

Conducted in » Indian Ocean Region

40. Exercise ‘AFINDEX-2023’ Has Been Conducted By India & _?
A. Iran
B. African Nations
C. Iraq
D. Oman

Ans : B Exercise
AFINDEX-2023 : Joint Military 🪖 Exercise

Location : Pune
Conducted By : IND & 25 African Nations.

Q41. India Has Conducted Ex ‘FRINJEX-23’ With Which Country?
A. Fiji
B. Finland
C. France
D. USA

Ans : C
FRINJEX-23 : Joint Military Exercise

At → Pangode Military Station (Kerala)

Conducted by : IND & FRANCE

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