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(a) Cochin Shipyard
(b) Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
(c) Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
(d) Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) is one of India’s leading shipyards, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. Founded in 1884 as a small privately-owned company on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, it was renamed as Garden Reach Workshop in 1916.
The company was nationalized by the Government of India in 1960. It was awarded the Miniratna status, with accompanying financial and operational autonomy in September 2006.
Among commercial and scientific ships, GRSE builds oceanographic and hydrographic research vessels, marine acoustic research ships, non-propelled dredgers, grab hopper dredgers, trailing suction hopper dredgers, tugboats, and bulk carriers. GRSE built the Brahmaputra class frigates.
It also built two of the Khukri class and all the Kora class corvettes. It has been awarded a contract to build four Kamorta class corvettes.
It built all the Seaward class, Trinkat class, Bangaram class, and Car Nicobar class patrol vessels.
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Question : 1
Which of the following statements regarding INS Kamorta is/are correct?
- It is an anti-submarine stealth corvette
- It is the first indigenous anti-submarine corvette
- It is the first indigenous stealth corvette
- It has a rail-less helicopter traversing system.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (d)
INS Kamorta has been handed over to the Indian Navy it is the first indigenous stealth corvette as well as first indigenous anti-submarine corvette.
Question : 2
Consider the following statements.
- Apoorva is a patrol vessel.
- C-421 is an interceptor boat of Indian Coast Guard.
- C-421 is designed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
- Apoorva is designed and constructed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited.
a) 3 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1and 2 only
d) All
Answer »Answer: (c)
The ship Apoorva has been indigenously designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd at Surat, Gujarat. Interceptor Boat C-421 had been designed and constructed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited.
Question : 3
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated in
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Chennai
d) Delhi
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is India’s premier nuclear research facility based in Trombay, Mumbai. BARC is a multi-disciplinary research centre with extensive infrastructure for advanced research and development covering the entire spectrum of nuclear science, engineering and related areas.
BARC’s core mandate is to sustain peaceful applications of nuclear energy, primarily for power generation. It manages all facets of nuclear power generation, from theoretical design of reactors, computerized modelling and simulation, risk analysis, development and testing of new reactor fuel materials, etc.
It also conducts research in spent fuel processing, and safe disposal of nuclear waste. Its other research focus areas are applications for isotopes in industries, medicine, agriculture, etc.
Question : 4
Consider the following statements about National Security Guards (NSG):
- NSG was set up in the year 1984.
- Hostage rescue missions and counterhijak operations are its primary tasks.
a) 2 only
b) 1 and 2 both
c) 1 only
d) None
Answer »Answer: (b)
The NSG (National Security Guards) is a special response unit in India that has primarily been utilized for counter-terrorism activities. NSG is modelled on Germany’s GSH 9.
The NSG is also known as Black Cats. The NSG’s roles include protecting VIP’s, conducting anti-sabotage checks, rescuing hostages, neutralizing terrorist threats to vital installation, engaging terrorists and responding to hijacking and piracy.
Question : 5
Consider the following statements:
- India has launched IRNSS 1C the next satellite in IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System) series on 16th October.
- IRNSS is a navigation system that will cover India, and also extend 2000 kms from its boundaries.
a) 2 only
b) Both 1 and 2
c) 1 only
d) None of the above
Answer »Answer: (c)
The satellite weighed 1, 425.4 kg and was successfully placed into a sub geosynchronous transfer orbit just 20 minutes after the launch.
Question : 6
Which of the following is not a renewable resourse ?
a) Geothermal heat
b) Radiant energy
c) Tidal power
d) Thorium
Answer »Answer: (d)
A renewable resource is an organic natural resource that can replenish in due time compared to the usage, either through biological reproduction or other naturally recurring processes. Examples include: solar energy, geothermal energy, wind energy, tidal energy, etc.
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