UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Navigational survey of entire Indian coast by 1982

Q1. Which one of the following is the designated national agency responsible for producing official Electronic Navigational Charts and Paper Charts for seagoing vessels in Indian waters?

  • A. Survey of India
  • B. National Hydrographic Office
  • C. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
  • D. Directorate General of Shipping

Q2. The National Hydrographic Office, India's national charting agency at Dehradun, was established (in its Dehradun Naval Hydrographic Office form) in which year?

  • A. 1874
  • B. 1954
  • C. 1978
  • D. 1997

Q3. According to the archival account of the Indian Navy's coastal survey programme, which one of the following was described as the Navy's first modern and largest survey ship of its time?

  • A. INS Sutlej
  • B. INS Jamuna
  • C. INS Darshak
  • D. INS Investigator

Q4. The programme to complete the navigational survey of the entire Indian coast by 1982 was carried out by which one of the following?

  • A. Survey of India
  • B. Indian Coast Guard
  • C. Indian Navy
  • D. Geological Survey of India

Q5. In the context of the Navy's coastal survey programme, a 'hydrographic survey' is best defined as which one of the following?

  • A. Measurement of depths, seabed configuration and coastline features of navigable waters to produce nautical charts for safe navigation
  • B. Study of ocean currents, tides and salinity to forecast weather over the sea
  • C. Mapping of coastal land boundaries and revenue holdings along the shoreline
  • D. Assessment of marine biodiversity and fish stocks within territorial waters

Q6. With reference to the mandate of the Indian Coast Guard, consider the following functions. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as functions of the Indian Coast Guard?

  1. Protection of the marine environment, including oil-spill response
  2. Coordination of maritime search and rescue in India's maritime zones
  3. Production of official Electronic Navigational Charts for seagoing vessels
  4. Enforcement of maritime law within the Exclusive Economic Zone
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. Which one of the following shipyards is the lead builder of the Indian Navy's Survey Vessel (Large) class, of which INS Sandhayak was the first?

  • A. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
  • B. Cochin Shipyard Limited
  • C. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata
  • D. Goa Shipyard Limited

Q8. How many ships were contracted under the Indian Navy's Survey Vessel (Large) project (the Sandhayak class of 2024 onwards)?

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

Q9. India's role as IHO-designated coordinator of NAVAREA VIII and INT chart 'Area J' for the North Indian Ocean is discharged through which one of the following?

  • A. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
  • B. The Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India / National Hydrographic Office
  • C. Indian Coast Guard
  • D. Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships

Q10. Which one of the following is the nodal Union ministry for India's Deep Ocean Mission and the draft Blue Economy policy, under which large-scale seabed mapping of the EEZ is being pursued?

  • A. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • B. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • D. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying