UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — GOA MARITIME CONCLAVE 2026 REINFORCES SHARED VISION OF MARITIME SECURITY IN INDIAN OCEAN REGION

Q1. The Goa Maritime Conclave 2026 was organised by which one of the following?

  • A. The Indian Navy, under the Ministry of Defence, under the aegis of the Naval War College, Goa
  • B. The Indian Coast Guard, under the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. The Directorate General of Shipping, under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • D. The Ministry of External Affairs, through its Indian Ocean Region Division

Q2. The theme of the Goa Maritime Conclave 2026 refers to progressing 'Lines of Effort (LsOE)'. In this context, 'Lines of Effort' most precisely denotes which one of the following?

  • A. Structured, outcome-oriented streams of cooperative action linking tasks to shared objectives for mitigating common maritime threats
  • B. The maritime boundary lines demarcating the Exclusive Economic Zones of Indian Ocean Region littoral states
  • C. Designated shipping lanes reserved exclusively for coordinated anti-piracy naval patrols in the IOR
  • D. Undersea data cables and communication links connecting Indian Ocean littoral nations

Q3. The Goa Maritime Conclave, the Indian Navy's biennial maritime outreach platform, was instituted in which year?

  • A. 2015
  • B. 2017
  • C. 2019
  • D. 2008

Q4. The Goa Maritime Conclave brings together participants from Indian Ocean Region nations at which one of the following as its highest level of representation?

  • A. Chiefs of Navies / Heads of Maritime Forces
  • B. Heads of State and Government
  • C. Defence Ministers
  • D. Foreign Ministers

Q5. Information sharing on maritime domain awareness with Indian Ocean Region partner nations, of the kind represented at the Goa Maritime Conclave, is coordinated by which Indian facility?

  • A. Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), Gurugram
  • B. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
  • C. National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi
  • D. Directorate of Naval Intelligence, New Delhi

Q6. The vision 'MAHASAGAR', articulated by India in 2025, stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
  • B. Maritime Alliance for Harmonious Security And Growth in Adjoining Regions
  • C. Multilateral Action for Humanitarian Assistance, Security And Governance in Adjoining Regions
  • D. Maritime Advancement of Harbours, Ports, Shipping And Growth Around Regions

Q7. The Naval War College, Goa — which hosts the Goa Maritime Conclave — functions under which one of the following Commands of the Indian Navy?

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