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INS Samarthak commissioned at Karwar

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: The Navy commissioned INS Samarthak at Karwar on 16 October 2026, with Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan presiding.
Role: The multi-purpose vessel is meant to test next-generation weapons and drones and also handles surveillance, patrolling and HADR.
Current Head: Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is the Chief of Naval Staff, according to reports.
Builder: L&T built the ship, which reports call the first major warship built at a private Indian yard.
Indigenous Content: The ship has over 75 percent indigenous content, supporting domestic industry.
Series Size: Reports give the series size as two or four vessels.
India Link: It advances Atmanirbharta and shows growing private-sector participation in warship building.
Venue: It was commissioned at the INS Kadamba naval base, Karwar, Karnataka, on India's western coast.
Founded: INS Kadamba was commissioned in 2005 as the first phase of Project Seabird.
Landmark: INS Vikrant, commissioned in 2022, is India's first indigenous aircraft carrier.
Articles: Entry 2 of the Union List covers naval, military and air forces; Article 246 gives Parliament that power.
Definition: HADR means Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, a standard secondary role of navies.

Question 1 of 10

Who presided over the commissioning of INS Samarthak at Karwar on 16 October 2026?

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Answer: (A) Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan

Core Trigger: The Navy commissioned INS Samarthak at Karwar on 16 October 2026, with Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan presiding.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 1

Question 2 of 10

INS Samarthak is meant mainly to test what?

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Answer: (C) Next-generation weapons and drones

Role: The multi-purpose vessel is meant to test next-generation weapons and drones and also handles surveillance, patrolling and HADR.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is the Chief of Naval Staff, according to reports?

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Answer: (A) Admiral Krishna Swaminathan

Current Head: Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is the Chief of Naval Staff, according to reports.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which firm built INS Samarthak?

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Answer: (D) L&T

Builder: L&T built the ship, which reports call the first major warship built at a private Indian yard.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 4

Question 5 of 10

INS Samarthak has over what share of indigenous content?

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Answer: (C) 75 percent

Indigenous Content: The ship has over 75 percent indigenous content, supporting domestic industry.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 5

Question 6 of 10

The commissioning of INS Samarthak advances which policy theme?

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Answer: (C) Atmanirbharta

India Link: It advances Atmanirbharta and shows growing private-sector participation in warship building.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 7

Question 7 of 10

At which naval base was INS Samarthak commissioned?

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Answer: (C) INS Kadamba

Venue: It was commissioned at the INS Kadamba naval base, Karwar, Karnataka, on India's western coast.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 8

Question 8 of 10

The first phase of Project Seabird at Karwar was commissioned in which year?

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Answer: (B) 2005

Founded: INS Kadamba was commissioned in 2005 as the first phase of Project Seabird.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 9

Question 9 of 10

INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, was commissioned in which year?

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Landmark: INS Vikrant, commissioned in 2022, is India's first indigenous aircraft carrier.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider the following. 1. Entry 2 of the Union List covers only the Army. 2. Article 246 gives State Legislatures power over naval forces. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (D) Neither

Articles: Entry 2 of the Union List covers naval, military and air forces; Article 246 gives Parliament that power.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 153, point 11

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