India-Spain Relations MCQ — 2 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Las Palmas is the capital of Spain's Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic, and INS Sudarshini docked there on April 23, 2026, in the maiden visit by an Indian naval ship to the islands. Statement 2 is incorrect: after Spain, the ship is scheduled to cross the Atlantic and call at multiple ports of the United States as part of India's engagement with America's 250th Independence Day commemorations, not Russia.

Explanation

INS Sudarshini, commissioned in 2012 and based at Kochi, is a three-masted sail training barque of the Indian Navy used primarily for officer cadet sail training, so statement 1 is correct. The Lokayan-26 transoceanic deployment commenced from Kochi in January 2026 and reached Las Palmas, Spain, on April 23, 2026, after port calls at Salalah, Alexandria, Valletta, Toulon and Casablanca, so statement 2 is also correct.