Q78 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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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
D Operation Madam

Correct answer: (c) Operation Sadbhavana

Explanation

  1. A

    Operation Sankalp

    Operation Sankalp. Indian Navy’s Gulf / West Asia maritime security mission, not local civic uplift.

  2. B

    Operation Maitri

    Operation Maitri. India’s Nepal earthquake relief, 2015.

  3. C

    Operation Sadbhavana

    Operation Sadbhavana. Army civic action in remote areas — schools, health, basic needs.

  4. D

    Operation Madam

    Operation Madam (as printed). Navy flood-relief missions use other names; this is not the standing civic-action label.

Summary. Official key is (c) Operation Sadbhavana. That is the Army’s long-running goodwill civic programme in remote and conflict-affected belts. Sankalp, Maitri and the remaining named option are other missions with different theatres.

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