UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INSV Kaundinya reaches Muscat, reviving 5,000-year-old India-Oman Maritime Relationship

Q1. The traditionally built stitched sail vessel INSV Kaundinya is rigged with how many masts?

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

Q2. INSV Kaundinya concluded its maiden transoceanic voyage by arriving at which port in Oman?

  • A. Port of Duqm
  • B. Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat
  • C. Port of Salalah
  • D. Sohar Port

Q3. The construction of INSV Kaundinya was financed by which one of the following Union ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Defence
  • B. Ministry of Culture
  • C. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • D. Ministry of Tourism

Q4. At Muscat, the proposal for an India–Oman Green Shipping Corridor was pitched by which Union Minister?

  • A. Rajnath Singh
  • B. Sarbananda Sonowal
  • C. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
  • D. S. Jaishankar

Q5. During the Muscat engagement, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal outlined India's maritime development programme with an estimated outlay of approximately how much?

  • A. $2.4 billion
  • B. $5.5 billion
  • C. $8.4 billion
  • D. $12 billion

Q6. The legendary mariner Kaundinya, after whom the vessel is named, is traditionally credited with establishing the ruling dynasty of which ancient Southeast Asian kingdom?

  • A. Srivijaya
  • B. Funan
  • C. Champa
  • D. Khmer Empire

Q7. The reconstruction of the vessel named after the mariner Kaundinya was executed by which Goa-based shipbuilding entity?

  • A. Hodi Innovations
  • B. Goa Shipyard Limited
  • C. Cochin Shipyard Limited
  • D. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders