Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India: 1. It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities. 2. This Mission is being designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy. 3. One of the aims of this Mission is to cover all public places of India by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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UPSC CSE PRELIMS2026General Studies Defence SystemsHard

Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India:

It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities.
This Mission is being designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy.
One of the aims of this Mission is to cover all public places of India by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B — 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2 are accepted, while statement 3 is rejected. The underlying theme is that Mission Sudarshan Chakra concerns strategic defence capability, not a nationwide public-place shield by 2035.