Where was the "Sudarshan Prahar Army Exercise" carried out in December, 2022?

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Correct — A, Rajasthan. Exercise 'Sudarshan Prahar' was conducted in the deserts of Rajasthan in December 2022 by the Indian Army's Sudarshan Chakra Corps (through its Shahbaaz Division), under the Southern Command. The exercise practised the synergised, integrated application of combat power by all arms in a desert setting, so the correct location is Rajasthan.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Gujarat also borders Pakistan and hosts other drills, but Exercise Sudarshan Prahar of December 2022 was held in the deserts of Rajasthan, not Gujarat.  (c) Uttar Pradesh is an interior state and was not the venue; the desert exercise took place in Rajasthan.  (d) Madhya Pradesh is where the Sudarshan Chakra Corps is headquartered (Bhopal), but the December 2022 exercise itself was carried out in the deserts of Rajasthan.

Concept: Exercise 'Sudarshan Prahar' was a large integrated field exercise of the Indian Army's Sudarshan Chakra Corps (a Strike Corps) held in the deserts of Rajasthan in December 2022. It validated offensive all-arms operations — the coordinated use of armour, artillery, infantry and force multipliers — in a desert terrain relevant to the western border.

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