UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INDIAN NAVY'S SAIL TRAINING SHIP SUDARSHINI SETS SAIL FOR LOKAYAN 26

Question 1

In which year was INS Sudarshini, the Indian Navy's sail training ship deployed on Lokayan 26, commissioned into service?

Accepted Answer

2012

Answer

1997

Answer

2005

Answer

2016

Question 2

INS Sudarshini is equipped with how many sails, covering a total sail area of more than 1,000 square metres?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

12

Answer

26

Answer

34

Question 3

Both INS Tarangini and INS Sudarshini, the two sail training ships of the Indian Navy, were built by which shipyard?

Accepted Answer

Goa Shipyard Limited

Answer

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited

Answer

Cochin Shipyard Limited

Answer

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

Question 4

INS Tarangini and INS Sudarshini are both rigged as barques carrying how many masts?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 5

Which one of the following was the first international port call made by INS Sudarshini during the Lokayan 26 expedition?

Accepted Answer

Salalah, Oman

Answer

Safaga, Egypt

Answer

Valletta, Malta

Answer

Duqm, Oman

Question 6

With reference to the Lokayan 26 expedition of INS Sudarshini, consider the following statements:
1. It is a ten-month long transoceanic sailing expedition.
2. The voyage spans over 22,000 nautical miles.
3. The ship is scheduled to visit 18 foreign ports across 13 countries.
4. The trainees embarked are drawn exclusively from the Indian Navy.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 2 only

Question 7

Consider the following port–country pairings claimed for INS Sudarshini's Lokayan 26 port calls:
1. Salalah — Oman
2. Safaga — Egypt
3. Valletta — Morocco
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 8

With reference to the foreign ports visited by INS Sudarshini during Lokayan 26, consider the following:
1. Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain)
2. Sète (France)
3. Mindelo (Cape Verde)
4. Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as port calls of the voyage?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 9

INS Sudarshini was flagged off for Lokayan 26 from Kochi by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of which one of the following naval commands?

Accepted Answer

Southern Naval Command

Answer

Western Naval Command

Answer

Eastern Naval Command

Answer

Andaman and Nicobar Command

Question 10

In the context of the flag-off of INS Sudarshini, the designation 'FOC-in-C' held by Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena stands for which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief

Answer

Fleet Officer Commander-in-Charge

Answer

Flag Officer Coastal-in-Command

Answer

Fleet Operations Commander-in-Chief

Question 11

With reference to the maritime diplomacy vision invoked during INS Sudarshini's Lokayan 26 deployment, consider the following statements:
1. MAHASAGAR stands for Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.
2. MAHASAGAR is framed as an evolution of the earlier SAGAR vision.
3. SAGAR stands for Security and Growth for All in the Region.
4. MAHASAGAR was first articulated during the Prime Minister's visit to Sri Lanka.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 only

Answer

3 and 4

Answer

2 and 4

Question 12

Consider the following statements comparing INS Sudarshini's earlier voyages with the Lokayan 26 expedition:
1. INS Sudarshini had earlier undertaken the ASEAN–India Commemorative Expedition of 2012–13.
2. INS Tarangini was the first Indian naval ship to circumnavigate the globe.
3. Lokayan 26 is INS Sudarshini's first sailing voyage since her commissioning.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INDIAN NAVY'S SAIL TRAINING SHIP SUDARSHINI SETS SAIL FOR LOKAYAN 26

Q1. In which year was INS Sudarshini, the Indian Navy's sail training ship deployed on Lokayan 26, commissioned into service?

Q2. INS Sudarshini is equipped with how many sails, covering a total sail area of more than 1,000 square metres?

Q3. Both INS Tarangini and INS Sudarshini, the two sail training ships of the Indian Navy, were built by which shipyard?

Q4. INS Tarangini and INS Sudarshini are both rigged as barques carrying how many masts?

Q5. Which one of the following was the first international port call made by INS Sudarshini during the Lokayan 26 expedition?

Q7. Consider the following port–country pairings claimed for INS Sudarshini's Lokayan 26 port calls: 1. Salalah — Oman 2. Safaga — Egypt 3. Valletta — Morocco Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q8. With reference to the foreign ports visited by INS Sudarshini during Lokayan 26, consider the following: 1. Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain) 2. Sète (France) 3. Mindelo (Cape Verde) 4. Colombo (Sri Lanka) Which of the above is/are correctly identified as port calls of the voyage?

Q9. INS Sudarshini was flagged off for Lokayan 26 from Kochi by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of which one of the following naval commands?

Q10. In the context of the flag-off of INS Sudarshini, the designation 'FOC-in-C' held by Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena stands for which one of the following?