UPSC Prelims 2024 GS Paper I · Q98 of 96 Polity & Governance easy

Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic needs is called :

  1. (a) Operation Sankalp
  2. (b) Operation Maitri
  3. (c) Operation Sadbhavana ✓ UPSC's answer
  4. (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.

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