UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Greenfield Shipbuilding Cluster to come up in Porbandar, Gujarat
Q1. Both the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS) and the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS) — under which the Porbandar cluster was approved — are currently valid up to which one of the following dates, with an in-principle extension envisaged thereafter up to 2047?
- A. 31 March 2030
- B. 31 March 2036
- C. 31 March 2040
- D. 31 March 2047
Q2. With reference to the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS), consider the following:
1. Development of greenfield shipbuilding clusters.
2. Establishment of an India Ship Technology Centre under the Indian Maritime University.
3. 100% capital support for common infrastructure of greenfield clusters through a 50:50 Centre-State Special Purpose Vehicle.
4. A Maritime Development Fund with a corpus of ₹25,000 crore for long-term financing.
Which of the above are correctly identified as components/features of the SbDS?
- Development of greenfield shipbuilding clusters.
- Establishment of an India Ship Technology Centre under the Indian Maritime University.
- 100% capital support for common infrastructure of greenfield clusters through a 50:50 Centre-State Special Purpose Vehicle.
- A Maritime Development Fund with a corpus of ₹25,000 crore for long-term financing.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2 and 4
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 2 only
Q3. The greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Kuchhadi (Porbandar) and the ship repair facility at Vadinar received in-principle approval from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under which one of the following?
- A. Sagarmala Programme
- B. Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS)
- C. Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS)
- D. Maritime Development Fund (MDF)
Q4. The greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Kuchhadi, Porbandar is to be developed through a Special Purpose Vehicle jointly promoted by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and which one of the following?
- A. Gujarat Maritime Board
- B. Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
- C. Deendayal Port Authority
- D. Indian Ports Association
Q5. The Ship Repair Facility approved at Vadinar is designed to enable repair of large commercial vessels up to a maximum length of:
- A. 230 metres
- B. 260 metres
- C. 300 metres
- D. 350 metres
Q6. With reference to the Ship Repair Facility approved by the CCEA at Vadinar, consider the following:
1. It is a brownfield facility jointly implemented by Cochin Shipyard Ltd and Deendayal Port Authority.
2. It involves a total investment of about ₹1,570 crore.
3. It includes a 650-metre jetty and two large floating dry docks.
4. It is a greenfield facility located at Porbandar.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- It is a brownfield facility jointly implemented by Cochin Shipyard Ltd and Deendayal Port Authority.
- It involves a total investment of about ₹1,570 crore.
- It includes a 650-metre jetty and two large floating dry docks.
- It is a greenfield facility located at Porbandar.
- A. 1 and 4
- B. 4 only
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 2 only
Q7. Both the Porbandar greenfield cluster and the Vadinar ship repair facility lie in the state that has the longest coastline of any state in India. Which one of the following is that state?
- A. Andhra Pradesh
- B. Tamil Nadu
- C. Maharashtra
- D. Gujarat
Q8. Deendayal Port Authority, the co-developer of the Vadinar ship repair facility located on the Gulf of Kutch, functions under the administrative control of which one of the following ministries?
- A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- B. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- C. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- D. Ministry of Defence
Q9. With reference to Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) and its recent collaborations, consider the following statements:
1. CSL signed an MoU with Drydocks World (DDW) for setting up a Ship Repair Cluster at Vadinar.
2. CSL signed an MoU with HD Korea (HD Hyundai) for long-term shipbuilding collaboration.
3. In the Vadinar Ship Repair Facility approved by the CCEA, CSL's implementing partner is the Gujarat Maritime Board.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- CSL signed an MoU with Drydocks World (DDW) for setting up a Ship Repair Cluster at Vadinar.
- CSL signed an MoU with HD Korea (HD Hyundai) for long-term shipbuilding collaboration.
- In the Vadinar Ship Repair Facility approved by the CCEA, CSL's implementing partner is the Gujarat Maritime Board.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q10. The India Ship Technology Centre, envisaged under the Shipbuilding Development Scheme to support research, design and skills development, is to be established under which one of the following institutions?
- A. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
- B. National Institute of Ocean Technology
- C. Indian Maritime University
- D. Indian Register of Shipping
Q11. Consider the following statements distinguishing the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS) and the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS):
1. SBFAS provides direct financial assistance to Indian shipyards ranging from 15% to 25% per vessel.
2. SBFAS includes a Shipbreaking Credit Note giving ship owners a credit equal to 40% of the scrap value.
3. SbDS provides 25% capital assistance for brownfield modernisation of existing shipyards.
4. SbDS has a larger budgetary outlay than SBFAS.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- SBFAS provides direct financial assistance to Indian shipyards ranging from 15% to 25% per vessel.
- SBFAS includes a Shipbreaking Credit Note giving ship owners a credit equal to 40% of the scrap value.
- SbDS provides 25% capital assistance for brownfield modernisation of existing shipyards.
- SbDS has a larger budgetary outlay than SBFAS.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 3 only
- C. 4 only
- D. 2 and 4
Q12. Under the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, India aims to position itself among the top how many shipbuilding nations of the world by 2047?
- A. Top 3
- B. Top 5
- C. Top 10
- D. Top 15