MCQs with answers on Defence Services in India - Part III
1. When was INS Prahar inducted in Indian Navy?a) 1991
b) 1992
c) 1993
d) 1997
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1997
INS Prahar is the fastest missile boat in the world built in Goa Shipyard Limited. It was inducted in Indian Navy on 1 March 1997. On 22 April 2006 INS Prahar collided with the container ship MV Rajiv Gandhi, and sank off the coast of Goa.
a) July 2000
b) Sept. 2000
c) August 2001
d) April 2003
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Sept. 2000
This missile boat is indigenously built at Mazagaon Dock Limited and belongs to Nashak class of boats. It was launched in Sept. 2000.
a) INS Delhi
b) INS Ghariyal
c) INS Kulish
d) INS Savitri
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) INS Savitri
INS Savitri is India's first warship fabricated at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, which launched on 23 May 1989 and joined the Indian Navy in 1990.
a) 1997
b) 1999
c) 2000
d) 2001
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1999
INS Mysore was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. Her keel was laid down in February 1991 and she was launched on 4 June 1999 by then Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was inducted into the Navy on 2 June 1999. Its motto is “Na Bhibheti Kadaachana†which is the Sanskrit for 'Always Fearless'.
a) January 31, 1997
b) March 14, 1997
c) July 19, 2000
d) August 12, 2003
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) July 19, 2000
India's first missile-firing submarine built in Russia was inducted into the Navy on July 19, 2000.
a) July 2000
b) August 2001
c) August 2003
d) September 2003
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) August 2001
The word Kulish is of Sanskrit origin and translates to thunderbolt. It is the name of a mythological weapon of Lord Indra. INS Kulish was ordered in October 1994 and was laid in October 1995. She was launched in August 1997 and was inducted into the Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers on 20 August 2001.
a) July 19, 2000
b) April 18, 2003
c) August 12, 2003
d) April 30, 2012
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) April 18, 2003
INS Shivalik is the first stealth warship built by India. She was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited located in Mumbai. Construction of the vessel began in 2001 and was completed by 2009. She underwent sea trials from thereon before being commissioned on 29 April 2010.
a) July 15, 2011
b) April 4, 2012
c) April 30, 2012
d) July 21, 2012
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) July 15, 2011
On July 15, 2011, the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. (HSL) launched the patrol vessel Rani Rashmoni for the Coast Guard. The vessel has a unique hull and three powerful engines, with adequate space.
a) July 15, 2011
b) April 4, 2012
c) April 30, 2012
d) July 21, 2012
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) July 21, 2012
On July 21, 2012, INS Sahyadri was commissioned by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
a) July 15, 2011
b) April 4, 2012
c) April 30, 2012
d) July 21, 2012
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) April 30, 2012
INS Dweeprakshak is a naval base of the Southerm Naval Command of the Indian Navy located on Kavaratti island in the Lakshadweep archipelago. It was commissioned on April 30, 2012.
