UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — COMMISSIONING OF INS ANJADIP AT CHENNAI
Q1. The Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project, under which INS Anjadip was built, provides for the construction of how many ships in total under the 2019 contract with GRSE?
- A. Six
- B. Eight
- C. Ten
- D. Twelve
Q2. With reference to the Arnala-class ships of the ASW-SWC project, consider the following:
1. They are intended to replace the in-service Abhay-class ASW corvettes of the Indian Navy.
2. They are designed for anti-submarine operations in coastal waters and Low Intensity Maritime Operations.
3. They are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjet propulsion.
4. They are designed primarily for blue-water, open-ocean anti-submarine operations far from the coast.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- They are intended to replace the in-service Abhay-class ASW corvettes of the Indian Navy.
- They are designed for anti-submarine operations in coastal waters and Low Intensity Maritime Operations.
- They are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjet propulsion.
- They are designed primarily for blue-water, open-ocean anti-submarine operations far from the coast.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q3. Under the contract signed in April 2019 for the ASW-SWC project, the designated lead shipyard (design and lead construction) is:
- A. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata
- B. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
- C. Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama
- D. Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
Q4. With reference to the construction arrangement of the eight ASW-SWC ships, consider the following statements:
1. Four ships are built at GRSE, Kolkata while the remaining four were sub-contracted to L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli.
2. INS Anjadip itself was launched at the L&T Shipbuilding facility at Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu.
3. All eight ships of the project are being constructed entirely within GRSE's own Kolkata yard.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Four ships are built at GRSE, Kolkata while the remaining four were sub-contracted to L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli.
- INS Anjadip itself was launched at the L&T Shipbuilding facility at Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu.
- All eight ships of the project are being constructed entirely within GRSE's own Kolkata yard.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q5. The commissioning ceremony of INS Anjadip at Chennai Port on 27 February 2026 was presided over by the holder of which of the following offices?
- A. Chief of the Naval Staff
- B. Chief of Defence Staff
- C. Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister)
- D. President of India
Q6. In the classification of INS Anjadip, the abbreviation 'ASW-SWC' stands for:
- A. Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
- B. Anti-Ship Warfare Surface Water Corvette
- C. Advanced Surveillance Warship – Shallow Water Class
- D. Anti-Submarine Warfare Surface Warfare Cruiser
Q7. With reference to the indigenisation of INS Anjadip, consider the following:
1. The ship has an indigenous content of over 80%.
2. The entire quantity of special-grade steel for the ship was supplied by SAIL.
3. This special steel was sourced from SAIL's integrated plants at Bokaro, Bhilai and Rourkela.
4. The special steel was imported and only fabricated within India.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- The ship has an indigenous content of over 80%.
- The entire quantity of special-grade steel for the ship was supplied by SAIL.
- This special steel was sourced from SAIL's integrated plants at Bokaro, Bhilai and Rourkela.
- The special steel was imported and only fabricated within India.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q8. SAIL, which supplied the special-grade steel for INS Anjadip, is described as a 'Maharatna' company. In the context of Central Public Sector Enterprises, the 'Maharatna' status denotes:
- A. The category of CPSEs granted the greatest financial and operational autonomy
- B. A private-sector defence manufacturer empanelled under the Make in India scheme
- C. A Navratna subsidiary jointly owned by the Centre and the States
- D. A statutory regulatory body constituted under the Ministry of Steel
Q9. INS Anjadip has been inducted into the Eastern Naval Command. The Indian Navy is organised into how many operational commands in all?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Five
Q10. The Eastern Naval Command, headquartered at Visakhapatnam and into which INS Anjadip has been inducted, came into being in which year?
- A. 1968
- B. 1961
- C. 1971
- D. 1975
Q11. With reference to the island after which INS Anjadip is named, consider the following statements:
1. Anjadip Island lies off the coast of Karnataka in the Arabian Sea.
2. It lies in the vicinity of the Indian Navy's Karwar base developed under Project Seabird.
3. It lies off the coast of Tamil Nadu, close to the Chennai Port where the ship was commissioned.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Anjadip Island lies off the coast of Karnataka in the Arabian Sea.
- It lies in the vicinity of the Indian Navy's Karwar base developed under Project Seabird.
- It lies off the coast of Tamil Nadu, close to the Chennai Port where the ship was commissioned.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q12. Consider the following milestones of INS Anjadip and their years:
1. Signing of the ASW-SWC project contract with GRSE — 2019
2. Launch of Anjadip at Kattupalli — 2023
3. Delivery of Anjadip to the Indian Navy — December 2025
4. Commissioning of INS Anjadip at Chennai — 2024
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly matched?
- Signing of the ASW-SWC project contract with GRSE — 2019
- Launch of Anjadip at Kattupalli — 2023
- Delivery of Anjadip to the Indian Navy — December 2025
- Commissioning of INS Anjadip at Chennai — 2024
- A. 1 only
- B. 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 4 only