Project Seabird, whose Phase IIA facilities were inaugurated in October 2026, is located at which naval base?
- A.Visakhapatnam
- B.Karwar
- C.Kochi
- D.Mumbai
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Explanation
The correct answer is Karwar, in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, where the Indian Navy is raising its largest infrastructure project. Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, inaugurated residential, medical and utility works there under Phase IIA. Option A, Visakhapatnam, is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command on the other coast and is not the site of this project. Option C, Kochi, hosts the Southern Naval Command and the Navy's training establishments, but Seabird is not built there. Option D, Mumbai, is the headquarters of the Western Naval Command itself; one reason for developing Karwar was to give the western fleet deep water away from a crowded commercial harbour. The base at Karwar houses about 10,000 uniformed and civilian personnel along with their families.
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Practice Questions
To what bed strength has the naval hospital INHS Patanjali at Karwar been enlarged?
- A.209 beds
- B.300 beds
- C.409 beds
- D.509 beds
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The Station Health Organisation complex inaugurated under Phase IIA augments the existing naval hospital INHS Patanjali to that capacity, so that the growing population of the base can be treated on site.
Read the full explanation →Who inaugurated the Project Seabird Phase IIA infrastructure at Karwar?
- A.The Chief of the Naval Staff
- B.Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command
- C.Vice Admiral Vivek Dahiya, Director General Seabird
- D.The Defence Minister
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The correct answer is Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, who opened the residential accommodation for defence civilians, the Station Health Organisation, and the trunk utility and access works.
Read the full explanation →Which green rating is Project Seabird expected to carry once completed?
- A.IGBC Platinum
- B.IGBC Gold
- C.GRIHA Five Star
- D.LEED Silver
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The project conforms to the norms of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and to the standards of the Indian Green Building Council, and on completion it is to be rated IGBC Gold.
Read the full explanation →HMS Sutherland, the Royal Navy ship in KONKAN-26, is a frigate of which class, built mainly for which role?
- A.Type 45 class, air defence
- B.Duke class, anti-submarine warfare
- C.River class, offshore patrol
- D.Astute class, mine warfare
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HMS Sutherland, the ship the Royal Navy deployed for KONKAN-26, is described as a Duke-class anti-submarine warfare frigate, and anti-submarine warfare was indeed one of the areas the two navies practised during the sea phase.
Read the full explanation →Off which British port city did Exercise KONKAN-26 conclude?
- A.Portsmouth
- B.Plymouth
- C.Southampton
- D.Liverpool
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KONKAN-26 ended in the waters off Plymouth in the United Kingdom, where the Royal Navy’s Fleet Operational Standards and Training organisation put the participating ships through their serials.
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