Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic needs is called :
- (a) Operation Sankalp
- (b) Operation Maitri
- (c) Operation Sadbhavana ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) Operation Madad
Why the answer is (c)
• Operation Sadbhavana is the Indian Army's long-running civic-action programme in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and the North-east, building schools, health camps, vocational centres and infrastructure to win hearts and minds in remote and insurgency-affected areas — option (c).
• Operation Sankalp is the Navy's mission since 2019 to protect Indian shipping in the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf.
• Operation Maitri was India's relief mission after the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
• Operation Madad was the Navy's relief effort during the 2018 Kerala floods.
• Hence option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Operation Sankalp
- Operation Sankalp is a naval maritime security mission.
- (b) Operation Maitri
- Operation Maitri was earthquake relief in Nepal.
- (d) Operation Madad
- Operation Madad was flood relief in Kerala.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2024, held on 16 June 2024. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.