Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) :
- 1.Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
- 2.IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: the first IONS was held in New Delhi in February 2008, chaired by the Indian Navy, not in 2015. Statement 2 is correct: IONS is a voluntary forum to increase maritime cooperation among navies of the Indian Ocean littoral states. So 2 only.
Watch for: India and the Indian Navy are correct in statement 1; only the year is wrong, so read dates closely.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the inaugural IONS was in 2008.
- C. Wrong because statement 1 has the wrong year.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 is true.
Source to check: Indian Ocean Naval Symposium official site (ions.global), 'About IONS'; Indian Navy site (indiannavy.nic.in)
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