Question: Konkan-2016, the 2016 edition of the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy, would be held from 05 -16 Dec 16 at which of the following place(s)?
(a) Goa
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Mumbai and Goa
(d) Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
Ans:(c)
Related facts:
- KONKAN 16, the 2016 edition of the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy, would be held from 05 -16 Dec 16 at Mumbai and Goa.
- Exercise KONKAN, named after the Western coastal region of India, was institutionalised in 2004.
- Since then, the exercise hosted in rotation by both the Navies, has grown in complexity, scale and intensity.
- The exercise will be conducted in two phases at Mumbai and Goa. The first phase, to be held from 05 – 09 Dec 16, would be a Command Planning exercise involving the two navies, where planners from both sides will undertake planning for combined maritime operations.
- KONKAN 2015, the 10th edition in KONKAN series, was conducted from 05 – 11 Sep 15.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154900
https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/exercise-konkan-16