Question

Q. Consider the following pairs:

Operations	Countries associated
1. Operation Gibraltar	India and Bangladesh
2. Operation Cactus	India and Bhutan
3. Operation Maitri	India and Nepal

Which of the above given pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B

3 only
Explanation:

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Operation Gibraltar in 1965,was the name given to Pakistan's plan to infiltrate the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region in north-western India and start a rebellion against Indian control.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Operation Cactus was India's mission in the Maldives, which prevented a military takeover of the Maldivian government in1988.

Pair 3 is correctly matched: Operation Maitri is the rescue and relief operation in Nepal by the Government of India and Indian Armed Forces in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake.