UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INDIA AND MYANMAR COMMENCE INAUGURAL TRI-SERVICES JOINT HADR EXERCISE ‘RAHAT MITRA’

Q1. Consider the following assertion: 'Myanmar occupies the point where India's Neighbourhood First and Act East policies converge.' Which of the following statements support/supports the above assertion?

1. Myanmar is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the principal regional grouping of India's immediate neighbourhood.
2. Myanmar is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the grouping at the centre of India's eastward engagement.
3. Myanmar shares both a land boundary and a maritime boundary with India.

• A. 2 and 3 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. India and Myanmar have conducted 'coordinated patrols' along their maritime boundary since 2013. Which one of the following correctly describes how a coordinated patrol differs from a combined naval deployment?

• A. Both navies form a single task group under one commander that patrols across the whole boundary area.
• B. Each navy patrols only its own side of the boundary, without crossing into the other's waters.
• C. Both navies patrol only in international waters lying beyond the boundary and both national EEZs.
• D. Each navy patrols the other's side of the boundary in turn, by a rotation agreed upon every season.

Q3. With reference to India's disaster management framework and the role of the armed forces, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The National Disaster Response Force is a specialised force constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 for specialist response to disasters.
2. In domestic disasters, the armed forces are the primary responders and the district civil administration acts in support of them.
3. In relief operations abroad, Indian military assets can operate alongside National Disaster Response Force search-and-rescue teams.

• A. 3 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 2 and 3 only