Where was the "Sudarshan Prahar Army Exercise" carried out in December, 2022?
- (a)Rajasthan
- (b)Gujarat
- (c)Uttar Pradesh
- (d)Madhya Pradesh
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.
- (b)Gujarat — 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 — Uttar Pradesh is an interior state and was not the venue; the desert exercise took place in Rajasthan.
- (d)Madhya Pradesh — 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.
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.
This is a current-affairs 'which state hosted exercise X' fact. Rajasthan's Thar desert is the natural training ground for strike-corps armoured/mechanised exercises aimed at the western front, which is the clue that separates it from the other (non-desert or non-venue) states listed.
- Exercise 'Sudarshan Prahar' was held in December 2022 in the deserts of Rajasthan.
- It was conducted by the Sudarshan Chakra Corps (a Strike Corps), via its Shahbaaz Division.
- It falls under the Indian Army's Southern Command.
- The exercise focused on integrated, all-arms offensive operations in desert terrain.
- Placing the exercise in Madhya Pradesh because the corps is headquartered there, rather than in Rajasthan where it was held
- Confusing 'Sudarshan Prahar' with similarly named drills such as 'Vajra Prahar'
UPSC/UPPSC ask current-affairs questions matching a named military exercise to the state/region or the participating countries.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Exercise 'Sudarshan Prahar' (December 2022) was conducted by which formation of the Indian Army?
- (a)Sudarshan Chakra Corps
- (b)Kharga Corps
- (c)Trishakti Corps
- (d)Spear Corps
Answer(a) Sudarshan Chakra Corps — a Strike Corps that carried out the exercise in Rajasthan.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The deserts of which Indian state are most commonly used for the Army's large mechanised/strike-corps exercises on the western front?
- (a)Uttar Pradesh
- (b)Rajasthan
- (c)Bihar
- (d)Odisha
Answer(b) Rajasthan — its Thar desert borders Pakistan and suits armoured desert warfare training.