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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The military excercise ’Konkan 16’ was held in which city
A
Kochi
B
Mumbai
C
Ahmedabad
D
Chennai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -KONKAN 16 is an annual bilateral maritime exercise conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy. Hence, Statement A is correct. In the year 2016, it was held on 5th December 2016 in Mumbai and Goa.

Detailed explanation-2: -Initial Planning Conference for Exercise Konkan 23 between Indian Navy and Royal Navy was held on 01 December 2022 at Mumbai . Personnel from Indian Navy and Royal Navy worked out operational and administrative aspects related to conduct of exercise.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is the India-United Kingdom. Konkan naval exercise is conducted between the India-United Kingdom. Hence, Option 3 is correct. The Bilateral KONKAN exercise provides a platform for the two Navies to periodically exercise at sea and in harbor, to build interoperability and share best practices.

Detailed explanation-4: -21st EDITION OF INDIA FRANCE BILATERAL NAVAL EXERCISE ‘VARUNA’ – 2023. The 21st Edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and France – Exercise Varuna commenced on the Western Seaboard today, 16 Jan 23.

Detailed explanation-5: -The UK-India tri-service exercise, also known as the KONKAN SHAKTI, aims to emanate mutual uses for sharing pieces of knowledge or experiences and have a scope or showcase the ongoing affiliation between the two nations.

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