What makes the Next Generation Corvette programme a first for Indian warship building?
- A.It is the first warship order placed with a private shipyard
- B.The ships are designed in-house by the Indian Navy and built by defence PSUs chosen through a competitive process
- C.It is the first time foreign designers have been hired for an Indian corvette
- D.It is the first warship project funded entirely by state governments
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Explanation
The correct answer is option B. The distinguishing feature of this programme is that the design work for the corvettes has been done within the Indian Navy itself, while the construction has gone to defence public sector undertakings that were picked through competition rather than simply nominated. Option A is wrong because the two builders named in the contracts, GRSE and Goa Shipyard Limited, are both government-owned yards, although private shipyards and MSMEs are expected to take part as industrial partners. Option C is wrong and in fact the opposite of the truth, since the whole point stressed by the Ministry of Defence is indigenous design by the Navy and the use of Indian technology, materials and skills. Option D is wrong because the contracts have been signed by the Ministry of Defence, which is part of the Union government, and there is no mention of state funding anywhere in the programme.
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Practice Questions
How many Next Generation Corvettes will Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) build under the contracts signed on 2 November 2026?
- A.Three
- B.Four
- C.Five
- D.Eight
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The order for eight Next Generation Corvettes has been shared between two government-owned shipyards, and GRSE takes the larger share of five ships.
Read the full explanation →Where were the Next Generation Corvette contracts signed, and who was present?
- A.South Block, New Delhi, in the presence of the Chief of Naval Staff
- B.Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh
- C.Garden Reach, Kolkata, in the presence of the Defence Minister
- D.Vasco, Goa, in the presence of the Chief of Defence Staff
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The two contracts for the eight corvettes were inked at Kartavya Bhawan-2 in New Delhi, and the Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, was present on the occasion.
Read the full explanation →ScrollControl is being delivered to Air Force Schools through which organisation?
- A.Information Sharing and Analysis Center Foundation
- B.National Informatics Centre
- C.Bharat Electronics Limited
- D.Software Technology Parks of India
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It is the body through which the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society delivers ScrollControl to the schools, and it also arranges the training and certification of teachers, their entry on the National Security Database and help for victims at any hour through cyber lawyers, cyber psychologists and forensic…
Read the full explanation →Which body has directed the schools affiliated to it to build cyber safety habits through a monthly Cyber Jagrookta Diwas?
- A.NCERT
- B.Central Board of Secondary Education
- C.University Grants Commission
- D.All India Council for Technical Education
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CBSE has told the schools affiliated to it to take up cyber safety practices by keeping Cyber Jagrookta Diwas once every month, and the ScrollControl rollout lets Air Force Schools meet that direction with teachers trained in house.
Read the full explanation →Teachers of Air Force Schools trained under ScrollControl have been certified as which of the following?
- A.Cyber Crime Intervention Officers
- B.Cyber Safety Marshals
- C.Digital Suraksha Officers
- D.Cyber Jagrookta Pracharaks
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The teachers who finished the certification course under ScrollControl carry that designation, and it allows them to work as first responders when a cyber incident touches a pupil.
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