EKUVERIN-21

Current Context: The EKUVERIN-21 joint military exercise was held between India and Maldives. This was the 11th edition of the exercise.

• The EKUVERIN-21 joint military exercise aims to enhance synergy and inter-operability between the Armed Forces of both the nations
• The participants conducted Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations
• They shared best military practices, experiences and understood each other’s drills and procedures.
• The meaning of Ekuverin is ‘friends’ in the Dhivehi language.
• Static Part: 
• Capital of Maldives: Male
• Currency of Maldives: Maldivian Rufiyaa

Question: 

Ques:1: India held EKUVERIN-21 joint military exercise with which country?
a. Maldives
b. France
c. Japan
d. Mongolia