Singapore Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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Which edition of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) did Piyush Goyal attend in Singapore on 20 August 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 4th
Goyal took part in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable and the 4th India-Singapore Business Roundtable.
At which naval base in Singapore did INS Udaygiri, INS Shakti and INS Kavaratti make their port call (concluded July 2026)?
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Correct answer: B — Changi
The three ships concluded their port call at Changi Naval Base, Singapore.
INS Udaygiri, INS Shakti and INS Kavaratti, which visited Singapore in July 2026, belong to which fleet of the Indian Navy?
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Correct answer: C — Eastern Fleet
The ships are of the Eastern Fleet, led by Rear Admiral Alok Anand, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
Which of the following ships in the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron that visited Singapore in January 2026 belongs to the Indian Coast Guard?
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Correct answer: D — Sarathi
PIB (Defence): 1TS comprised INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi.
The year 2026 is being celebrated as the ASEAN–India Year of what?
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Correct answer: B — Maritime Cooperation
PIB (Defence): 2026 is being celebrated as the ASEAN–India Year of Maritime Cooperation 2026.
Which of the following countries was NOT on the port-call list of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron deployment announced in January 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Vietnam
PIB (Defence): the squadron is scheduled to call at Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
Which Indian Coast Guard ship is part of the Navy's First Training Squadron on its January 2026 deployment?
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Correct answer: A — ICGS Sarathi
PIB (Defence): the squadron comprises INS Tir, Shardul, Sujata and ICGS Sarathi.
During his visit to Singapore for 'India-Singapore @60' in October 2025, Piyush Goyal met which President of Singapore at the Istana?
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Correct answer: C — Tharman Shanmugaratnam
PIB (Ministry of Commerce): a highlight of the three-day visit was a meeting with H.E. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore, at the Istana.
Consider the following statements about the 'India-Singapore @60' business session of 4 October 2025: 1. It marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and was co-organised by FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM. 2. Singapore was represented at the session by its Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: the session marked the 60th anniversary of India–Singapore diplomatic relations and was co-organised by FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM. Singapore was represented by Ms Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry — not the Prime Minister.
Singer Zubeen Garg, who died on 19 September 2025, was a cultural icon of which state?
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Correct answer: C — Assam
Zubeen Garg was regarded as Assam's cultural icon.
Zubeen Garg was in Singapore in September 2025 to perform at which event?
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Correct answer: A — North East India Festival
He had travelled to Singapore to perform at the North East India Festival 2025.
Which Indian Navy ship arrived in Singapore for SIMBEX-25, as reported on 30 July 2025?
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Correct answer: D — INS Satpura
INS Satpura arrived in Singapore to participate in SIMBEX-25.
SIMBEX-25, for which INS Satpura reached Singapore in July 2025, was which edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise?
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Correct answer: A — 32nd
The Defence Ministry release calls SIMBEX-25 the 32nd edition of the exercise.
Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, whose 14th edition began at Jodhpur on 27 July 2025, is a joint military exercise between India and:
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Correct answer: A — Singapore
PIB (27 July 2025): Bold Kurukshetra 2025 is the 14th edition of the India-Singapore Joint Military Exercise.
In what format was Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025 conducted?
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Correct answer: C — Table Top Exercise and Computer-Based Wargame
PIB: the exercise is conducted as a Table Top Exercise and Computer-Based Wargame to validate operational procedures for mechanised warfare.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025: 1. The Indian Army was represented by the Mechanised Infantry Regiment. 2. Singapore was represented by the 42 Singapore Armoured Regiment. 3. Its objective was enhancing interoperability under a United Nations mandate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB: participants were the Indian Army's Mechanised Infantry Regiment and the 42 Singapore Armoured Regiment of the 4 Singapore Armoured Brigade; the objective is interoperability under UN mandate. All correct.
Who led the Indian all-party parliamentary delegation that visited Greece from 27 to 29 May 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
The Greece delegation was led by MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi; Supriya Sule led the South Africa leg, Ravi Shankar Prasad the Italy leg and Sanjay Kumar Jha the Singapore leg.
The all-party delegation led by Ravi Shankar Prasad that arrived in Rome on 27 May 2025 was also scheduled to visit which of the following?
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Correct answer: A — France, Denmark, Germany, the UK and the EU in Brussels
As per the Embassy of India in Rome, the delegation was visiting Italy, France, Denmark, Germany, the UK and the European Union in Brussels.
Consider the following statements about the all-party delegations on 27 May 2025: 1. The delegation to South Africa, led by Supriya Sule, began its engagement in Johannesburg. 2. In Singapore, the delegation led by Sanjay Kumar Jha called on Senior Minister of State Sim Ann. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the High Commission in Pretoria and the PIB release on the Singapore meeting.
India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent on 25 March 2025 to work towards which corridor?
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Correct answer: C — Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
The LOI on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation is a step towards an MoU on a Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).
Which Singapore body's chief executive signed the India–Singapore Letter of Intent on green and digital shipping on 25 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
The LOI was signed by R Lakshmanan, Joint Secretary, MoPSW, and Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
The 13th edition of the India–Singapore exercise 'Agni Warrior' concluded on 30 November 2024 at which location?
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Correct answer: C — Devlali, Maharashtra
PIB (MoD): XAW-2024 concluded at the Field Firing Ranges, Devlali (Maharashtra) on 30 November 2024.
Which edition of Joint Military Exercise 'Agni Warrior' was held in November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 13th
PIB (MoD): the 13th edition of Joint Military Exercise AGNI WARRIOR (XAW-2024) was held from 28 to 30 November 2024.
Consider the following statements about Agni Warrior 2024: 1. The Singapore contingent comprised 182 personnel from the Singapore Artillery and the Indian contingent 114 personnel from the Regiment of Artillery. 2. It was a bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (MoD): the contingents were 182 (Singapore Artillery) and 114 (Regiment of Artillery) — 1 is correct. It was an Army–Singapore Armed Forces artillery exercise, not a naval one — 2 is wrong.
V D Chafekar, formerly of the Indian Coast Guard, was appointed (announced November 2024) as Executive Director of:
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Correct answer: D — ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, Singapore
PIB (MoD): ADG (Retd) V D Chafekar has been appointed the seventh Executive Director of ReCAAP ISC in Singapore.
The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, the first regional government-to-government agreement against piracy in Asia, was established in:
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Correct answer: B — 2006
PIB (MoD): established in 2006, ReCAAP ISC is the first regional G2G agreement to promote cooperation against piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.