UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — The Indians caught in the crossfire

Q1. Under Operation Sindhu (2025), how many Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft were deployed among the special evacuation flights?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Five
  • D. Seven

Q2. From which single country was the largest number of Indian nationals evacuated under Operation Sindhu (2025)?

  • A. Israel
  • B. Iran
  • C. United Arab Emirates
  • D. Oman

Q3. Operation Sindhu (2025) was led and coordinated entirely by which one of the following Union ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Defence
  • C. Ministry of External Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Civil Aviation

Q4. With reference to Operation Sindhu (2025) and India's earlier evacuation operations, consider the following statements: 1. Operation Sindhu evacuated Indian nationals from both Iran and Israel, whereas Operation Ajay (2023) had focused on Israel. 2. Operation Sindhu used Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft alongside civilian charter flights. 3. Under Operation Sindhu, more Indian nationals were evacuated from Israel than from Iran. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Operation Sindhu evacuated Indian nationals from both Iran and Israel, whereas Operation Ajay (2023) had focused on Israel.
  2. Operation Sindhu used Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft alongside civilian charter flights.
  3. Under Operation Sindhu, more Indian nationals were evacuated from Israel than from Iran.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. Under Operation Sindhu (2025), Indian nationals were moved out of Iran by road via land border crossings into neighbouring countries before being flown home. Which of the following are correctly identified as the neighbouring transit countries used for this overland evacuation? 1. Armenia 2. Azerbaijan 3. Turkmenistan 4. Iraq Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Armenia
  2. Azerbaijan
  3. Turkmenistan
  4. Iraq
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only