UPSC CDS GS General Knowledge Questions 2

The India-US Combined Military Training Exercise YUDH ABHYAS 2014 held from 17th September-30th September at Ranikhet and Chaubattia in Uttarakhand (not in Himachal Pradesh). Hence, statement B is not correct. It was the tenth exercise in the Yudh Abhyas series, which started in 2004 underUS Army Pacific partnership program. The exercise strengthensand broadens interoperability and cooperation between both theArmies and complements a number of other exchanges between the two forces. The exercise provided an ideal platform for the personnel of the two countries to share their experiences on Counter-Insurgency and Counter-Terrorist Operations, under UN-mandated operations.