UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PRESIDENT OF INDIA WITNESSES INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW AT VISAKHAPATNAM

Q1. Including the 2026 edition off Visakhapatnam, how many times in total has India hosted an International Fleet Review (IFR)?

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

Q2. The International Fleet Review 2026 was organised and operationalised primarily by which of the following?

  • A. The Indian Navy, under the Ministry of Defence
  • B. The Indian Coast Guard, under the Ministry of Defence
  • C. The Directorate General of Shipping, under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • D. The Ministry of External Affairs

Q3. In the context of IFR 2026, a 'Fleet Review' is best defined as which of the following?

  • A. A ceremonial assembly and inspection of assembled warships by the head of state
  • B. A multilateral naval combat and firing exercise conducted on the high seas
  • C. A periodic technical audit of a navy's warship-construction programme
  • D. An annual parliamentary review of the naval defence budget

Q4. The theme 'United Through Oceans' used for IFR 2026 was earlier adopted for an International Fleet Review hosted at Visakhapatnam in which year?

  • A. 2001
  • B. 2011
  • C. 2016
  • D. 2021

Q5. The supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union is vested exclusively in the President of India by which Article of the Constitution?

  • A. Article 53
  • B. Article 61
  • C. Article 72
  • D. Article 74

Q6. The President's supreme command over the Defence Forces is, in practice, exercised and operationalised through which of the following?

  • A. The Ministry of Defence
  • B. The Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. The Cabinet Secretariat
  • D. The Ministry of External Affairs

Q7. The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) is best described as which of the following?

  • A. A voluntary, inclusive forum of navies of the Indian Ocean littoral states for maritime cooperation
  • B. A treaty-based collective-defence military alliance of Indian Ocean states
  • C. A specialised agency of the United Nations dealing with ocean governance
  • D. An intergovernmental trade bloc of Indian Ocean-rim economies

Q8. The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was conceived in 2008 by which of the following?

  • A. The Indian Navy
  • B. The Indian Ocean Rim Association
  • C. The Ministry of External Affairs
  • D. The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Q9. Exercise MILAN, first held in 1995 at Port Blair, is a multilateral maritime exercise conducted by which of the following?

  • A. The Indian Navy
  • B. The Indian Coast Guard
  • C. The tri-service Andaman and Nicobar Command
  • D. The amphibious corps of the Indian Army

Q10. The MAHASAGAR vision, operationalised through the Indian Navy's regional engagements, was announced by the Prime Minister during his 2025 visit to which country?

  • A. Mauritius
  • B. Sri Lanka
  • C. Maldives
  • D. Seychelles

Q11. Visakhapatnam, the venue of IFR 2026, serves as the headquarters of which naval command that is responsible for the entire Bay of Bengal?

  • A. Eastern Naval Command
  • B. Western Naval Command
  • C. Southern Naval Command
  • D. Andaman and Nicobar Command