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Event Naseem-Al-Bahr
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2020 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2025
Naseem-Al-Bahr, held in October 2024, was a joint maritime exercise between the navies of India and
- A Indonesia
- B Azerbaijan
- C Oman ✓
- D Qatar
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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NDA2020
'Naseem-Al-Bahr' is a bilateral naval exercise between India and
- A United Arab Emirates ✓
- B Iran
- C Saudi Arabia
- D Oman
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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