Q: 74 (CDS-II/2014)
question_subject:
Current Affairs
question_exam:
CDS-II
stats:
0,2,34,4,2,28,2
keywords:
{'field exercise sarvada vijay': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'joint exercise': [0, 0, 0, 6], 'exercise': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'indian army': [0, 0, 2, 4], 'overall aim': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'enemy territory': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'air force': [0, 0, 0, 2]}
The correct answer to the given question is option 2: 2 only.
Statement 1 states that the recently concluded field exercise Sarvada Vijay was a joint exercise of the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. This statement is incorrect. Sarvada Vijay is an exercise conducted solely by the Indian Army and does not involve the Navy and Air Force.
Statement 2 says that the overall aim of the exercise was to practice conventional cross-border thrusts into enemy territory. This statement is correct. Sarvada Vijay is a field exercise designed to enhance the combat capabilities of the Indian Army and to practice offensive military maneuvers, including conventional cross-border thrusts.
In summary, only statement 2 is correct while statement 1 is incorrect.