What is India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) called?
- A.Vikrant
- B.Virat
- C.Vaibhav
- D.Varaha
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Vikrant. India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, IAC-1, was built at Cochin Shipyard and commissioned into the Navy as INS Vikrant on 2 September 2022.
The ship was designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, which made India one of the few countries able to design and build an aircraft carrier of its own. It displaces about 45,000 tonnes and operates fighter aircraft such as the MiG-29K along with helicopters. The name revives the old INS Vikrant, India's first aircraft carrier, bought from Britain and commissioned in 1961, which served in the 1971 war.
Option B is wrong because INS Viraat was a British-built carrier, formerly HMS Hermes, that served India from 1987 to 2017. Option C is wrong because Vaibhav is a Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel. Option D is wrong because Varaha is also a Coast Guard patrol vessel.
Exam tip: INS Vikrant (old, 1961) and INS Viraat were imported; the new INS Vikrant (2022) is the first built in India.
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