2007 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies
Question 30: International Relations and Current Affairs
What was the purpose of Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India?
aHelping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the victims of earthquake in that country
bEvacuating Indian nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East
cAssisting United Nations in helping the civil-war victims in the Darfur region of North Africa
dProviding a relief package to farmers after a spate of suicides by farmers in Andhra Pradesh
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Operation Sukoon was India's evacuation of its nationals from Lebanon in July-August 2006, during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Indian naval ships carried people from Beirut to Cyprus, from where they flew home. It was not an aid, peacekeeping or farm-relief operation.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Indonesian earthquake relief was a different effort.
- (b) Correct: evacuating Indians from Lebanon in 2006.
- (c) It was not about Darfur.
- (d) Farm-suicide relief in Andhra Pradesh was a domestic matter, not this operation.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2007, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.