UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INDIAN NAVY SET TO COMMISSION ITS LATEST STEALTH FRIGATE ‘TARAGIRI’

Q1. Project 17A frigates are built at two shipyards; which one alone has been designated as the lead shipyard for the entire programme?

  • A. Goa Shipyard Limited
  • B. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
  • C. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
  • D. Cochin Shipyard Limited

Q2. Which one of the following organisations is the in-house designer (design authority) of the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigates?

  • A. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
  • B. Warship Design Bureau
  • C. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
  • D. Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory

Q3. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, the builder of INS Taragiri, is a Public Sector Undertaking under which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • B. Ministry of Defence
  • C. Ministry of Heavy Industries
  • D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q4. At which naval station was INS Taragiri commissioned into the Indian Navy in April 2026?

  • A. Mumbai
  • B. Karwar
  • C. Visakhapatnam
  • D. Kochi

Q5. Approximately how many MSMEs have been involved in the Project 17A frigate programme?

  • A. About 50
  • B. About 100
  • C. More than 200
  • D. More than 500

Q6. Powered by a CODOG propulsion system, the Project 17A frigates are designed to achieve a maximum speed of over how many knots?

  • A. Over 22 knots
  • B. Over 25 knots
  • C. Over 28 knots
  • D. Over 32 knots