Raksha Mantri flags-in first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition

✅ Statement I: Correct
The inaugural Kho Kho World Cup was held in New Delhi, India, from January 13-19, 2025. ❌ Statement II: Incorrect
India defeated Nepal 54-36 (not 78-40) to win the men’s final. ❌ Statement III: Incorrect
India beat Nepal 78-40 (not 54-36) in the women’s final. Additional Context:
24 countries participated, and the event was organized by the Kho Kho Federation of India with the International Kho Kho Federation. Therefore, only Statement I is correct.

Option A is correctly matched: The 3 Corps (Spear Corps) is headquartered at Rangapahar Military Station in Dimapur, Nagaland. It operates under the Eastern Command and handles counter-insurgency and border defense in the Northeast. Option B is correctly matched: The 4 Corps (Gajraj Corps) is headquartered in Tezpur, Assam. It operates under the Eastern Command and is primarily responsible for defending the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh. Option C is correctly matched: The 14 Corps (Fire and Fury Corps) is headquartered in Leh, Ladakh. It operates under the Northern Command and guards the Kargil-Leh frontiers with China and Pakistan, as well as the Siachen Glacier. Option D is incorrectly matched: The 33 Corps (Trishakti Corps) is headquartered in Sukna (near Siliguri), West Bengal, and not in Srinagar. It operates under the Eastern Command and is responsible for the Sikkim sector and the strategically vital Siliguri Corridor. The Indian Army corps headquartered in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, is the 15 Corps (Chinar Corps). Therefore, the correct option is D.

* Statement 1 is incorrect: Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023 was a joint military exercise between India and Sri Lanka. * Statement 2 is correct: The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise “Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023” commenced in Aundh (Pune). * Statement 3 is correct: The Scope of the exercise includes synergizing joint responses during counter-terrorist operations. * Statement 4 is correct: 15 personnel from Indian Air Force and five personnel from Sri Lankan Air Force participated in the exercise.

Statement 1 is Correct: The Manipuri-language coming-of-age drama film *Boong* recently won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award in the Best Children's and Family Film category, competing against major international studio productions like *Zootopia 2* and *Lilo & Stitch*. Statement 2 is Correct: The film is written and directed by debutant filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi and co-produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment. Statement 3 is Correct: *Boong* made history by becoming the first Indian film to ever win a BAFTA award in the Best Children's and Family Film category. Therefore, the correct option is A.

❌ I. Austria - Not a NATO member (maintains neutrality). ✅ II.Bulgaria - NATO member (joined in 2004). ✅ III. Croatia - NATO member (joined in 2009). ❌ IV.Serbia - Not a NATO member (participates in Partnership for Peace, but not a full member). ✅ V. Sweden - NATO member (officially joined in March 2024). ✅ VI. North Macedonia - NATO member (joined in 2020). So, four of the listed countries are members of NATO: Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, and North Macedonia.

* Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of India since 2019. He has authored two prominent books: * 'The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World' (2020) which provides insights into India's foreign policy approach. * 'Why Bharat Matters' is a compilation of his articles and speeches that delve into India's global significance.

The Two-State Solution is used in the context of the Israel-Palestine issue. It envisages an independent State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel west of the Jordan River.

* The Donbas is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. It has two heavily industrialised regions of Donetsk and Luhansk which were occupied by Russian forces last year. Hence, pair 1 is not correctly matched. * Kachin State is the northernmost state of Myanmar. In 2022, Myanmar military air * strikes reportedly killed dozens of people including civilians at a concert in Kachin State. Hence, pair 2 is not correctly matched. * Tigray is Ethiopia's northernmost region. The region is at the centre of an ongoing civil conflict involving ethno-regional militias, the federal government, and the Eritrean military that has attracted the concern of humanitarian groups and external actors since November 2020. In October 2022, the first formal African Union-led peace talks between an Ethiopian government team and Tigray forces happened in South Africa. Hence, pair 3 is not correctly matched.

None of the pairs (1, 2, or 3) are correctly matched. Let's break it down:  1. North Kivu and Ituri: This region in the Democratic Republic of Congo experiences conflict, but is not related to the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.  2. Nagorno-Karabakh: This enclave is disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but the insurgency is happening in Mozambique.  3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia: These are currently under heavy fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war, not a dispute between Israel and Lebanon.

Statement 1 is Correct: Mission Sudarshan Chakra is designed as a multi-domain security umbrella. It explicitly aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence, and aerial offensive capabilities, acting as both a defensive shield and an offensive sword. Statement 2 is Correct: The mission integrates advanced technologies like AI, space-based sensors, and directed energy weapons to ensure rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses. This indigenous development (incorporating projects like Project Kusha) is specifically aimed at reinforcing India's strategic autonomy and self-reliance in the defence sector. Statement 3 is Correct: A major distinguishing feature of this initiative is its expanded scope. Announced as a 10-year national security initiative, a stated goal of the mission is to bring all public places (including hospitals, railways, and religious/cultural sites) under an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035, moving beyond the conventional protection of just military and strategic installations. Therefore, the correct option is A.

The article clearly states 'Samudra Pradakshina' was 'the first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition'. Options A, C, and D contradict this core fact.

Statement 1 is correct as the article mentions rounding 'the Three Great Capes - Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope'. Statement 2 is incorrect because the expedition met international criteria by 'crossing the Equator twice'. Statement 3 is correct as the article states, 'The successful passage through the formidable Drake Passage and rounding of Cape Horn earned the crew membership of the prestigious fraternity of Cape Horners'.

The article explicitly states: 'Shri Rajnath Singh termed IASV Triveni as an embodiment of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ as the indigenously-built 50-foot vessel has showcased India's technical prowess, innovation, and self-confidence.' While other options might be related to the expedition's broader themes, only option B directly explains the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' aspect of the vessel.