UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INDIAN NAVY SET TO COMMISSION THREE INDIGENOUS NAVAL PLATFORMS IN KOLKATA

Q1. Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) advanced stealth frigates of the Indian Navy were designed in-house by which one of the following organisations?

  • A. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
  • B. Warship Design Bureau of the Indian Navy
  • C. Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory
  • D. Directorate of Shipbuilding, Ministry of Defence

Q2. Which one of the following Defence PSU shipyards has built all four ships of the Indian Navy's Survey Vessel (Large) — Sandhayak-class — project?

  • A. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
  • B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Kolkata
  • C. Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
  • D. Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam

Q3. Which one of the following is the lead (first) ship of the Indian Navy's Survey Vessel (Large) — Sandhayak — class?

  • A. INS Nirdeshak
  • B. INS Ikshak
  • C. INS Sanshodhak
  • D. INS Sandhayak

Q4. With reference to the Arnala-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) being inducted into the Indian Navy, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The class is intended to replace the in-service Abhay-class ASW corvettes of the Indian Navy.
  2. The contract for building eight ships of this class was signed between the Ministry of Defence and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
  3. These vessels are propelled by nuclear reactors, making them the first nuclear-propelled corvettes of the Indian Navy.
  4. The ships are equipped with shallow water SONAR, lightweight torpedoes and indigenous rocket launchers.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, the builder of the indigenous stealth frigate Dunagiri, functions under the administrative control of which one of the following Ministries of the Government of India?

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

Q6. As officially recorded by the Ministry of Defence, approximately how many warships has Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, built and delivered to the Indian Navy, the Indian Coast Guard and friendly foreign navies — the highest by any Indian shipyard?

  • A. More than 50
  • B. More than 100
  • C. More than 250
  • D. More than 500

Q7. Which one of the following is described by the Ministry of Defence as among the largest classes of Indian Naval warships propelled by waterjets?

  • A. Nilgiri-class stealth frigates (Project 17A)
  • B. Sandhayak-class Survey Vessels (Large)
  • C. Arnala-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
  • D. Visakhapatnam-class guided-missile destroyers

Q8. The newly delivered stealth frigate 'Dunagiri' (2026), which revives the name of an erstwhile Leander-class frigate, is being inducted into the Indian Navy under which one of the following projects?

  • A. Project 15B
  • B. Project 17A
  • C. Project 75I
  • D. Project 28

Q9. With reference to the new stealth frigate Dunagiri (2026) and its predecessor, the erstwhile INS Dunagiri, consider the following statements: 1. The erstwhile INS Dunagiri was a Leander-class frigate, whereas the new Dunagiri is a Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) stealth frigate. 2. Both the erstwhile INS Dunagiri and the new Dunagiri have been built exclusively by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. 3. All seven frigates of the Nilgiri-class (Project 17A), including Dunagiri, are named after hill ranges in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The erstwhile INS Dunagiri was a Leander-class frigate, whereas the new Dunagiri is a Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) stealth frigate.
  2. Both the erstwhile INS Dunagiri and the new Dunagiri have been built exclusively by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
  3. All seven frigates of the Nilgiri-class (Project 17A), including Dunagiri, are named after hill ranges in India.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q10. How many shipbuilding Public Sector Undertakings are presently under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Six

Q11. With reference to the National Hydrographic Office (NHO), Dehradun, consider the following statements regarding its mandated functions: 1. It functions as the NAVAREA VIII coordinator for promulgation of maritime safety information in the Indian Ocean. 2. It is responsible for production and supply of nautical charts covering the Indian coast and certain neighbouring littoral states. 3. It acts as the coordinator for charting of Area 'J' of the International Hydrographic Organization in the North Indian Ocean. 4. It administers the coastal radar surveillance chain and coastal security network along the Indian coastline. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. It functions as the NAVAREA VIII coordinator for promulgation of maritime safety information in the Indian Ocean.
  2. It is responsible for production and supply of nautical charts covering the Indian coast and certain neighbouring littoral states.
  3. It acts as the coordinator for charting of Area 'J' of the International Hydrographic Organization in the North Indian Ocean.
  4. It administers the coastal radar surveillance chain and coastal security network along the Indian coastline.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1, 3 and 4