UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — EXERCISE TIGER TRIUMPH 2026 CULMINATES WITH CLOSING CEREMONY

Q1. With reference to the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) between India and the United States, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Logistic support drawn by one side under the agreement is settled either by cash payment or by the provision of equivalent supplies and services in return.
  2. Joint exercises such as Tiger Triumph fall outside the agreement, which covers only humanitarian relief during actual disasters.
  3. Reciprocal logistic support is meant to be used only in specified activities such as authorised port visits, joint exercises, joint training and HADR, with any other requirement decided case by case.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 only

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Indian and US forces in Exercise Tiger Triumph can supply and service each other without negotiating a fresh logistics arrangement for every edition of the exercise.
  2. LEMOA is a framework agreement that sets standing terms, conditions and procedures for reciprocal logistic support between the armed forces of the two countries.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. With reference to military cooperation, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Jointness refers to a country's own Army, Navy and Air Force planning and operating together, whereas interoperability refers to the ability of different forces, including those of partner nations, to work together smoothly.
  2. Because Exercise Tiger Triumph involves a foreign partner, it builds interoperability but offers no practice in jointness for the Indian armed forces.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q4. With reference to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) as a theme of military cooperation between countries, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. Because HADR is a non-combat mission, partners can rehearse it together and still build amphibious and sealift skills useful for other naval tasks.
  2. An HADR-themed exercise cannot include warships or combat-capable aircraft, since humanitarian missions are restricted to unarmed assets.
  3. Sharing standard operating procedures in peacetime is meant to make combined responses to real disasters faster and better coordinated.
  • A. 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 and 2 only