Which ships formed the First Training Squadron during its Seychelles port call?
- A.INS Tir, INS Sujata and ICGS Sarathi
- B.INS Shivalik, INS Kamorta and ICGS Samarth
- C.INS Tarangini, INS Sudarshini and ICGS Vikram
- D.INS Delhi, INS Satpura and ICGS Abhinav
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Explanation
The correct answer is INS Tir, INS Sujata and ICGS Sarathi. These three were the ships named by the Ministry of Defence as the vessels of the First Training Squadron that stayed at Port Victoria and then sailed out on completion of the visit. The inclusion of an Indian Coast Guard ship alongside two naval ships is worth noting, because it shows the two services deploying together on a single training voyage. The other three options list ships of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard that did not take part in this particular port call, and they are placed there as plausible distractors. During the stay, the crews conducted cross-training visits, trained Seychelles Defence Force personnel in firefighting and small arms, and carried out a Passage Exercise with the Seychelles Coast Guard Ship Andromache that covered joint patrolling, communication drills and coordinated manoeuvres at sea.
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Practice Questions
The Indian Navy First Training Squadron completed a port call at Port Victoria, which is the main port of which country?
- A.Mauritius
- B.Seychelles
- C.Maldives
- D.Madagascar
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Port Victoria is the port where the ships of the First Training Squadron stayed during their training deployment, arriving on the twelfth of October and sailing out on the fifteenth.
Read the full explanation →MAHASAGAR, the vision mentioned with this deployment, stands for which of the following?
- A.Maritime Harmony and Secure Access for Growth and Regional Advancement
- B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
- C.Maritime Alliance for Shared Action, Growth and Regional Resilience
- D.Mutual Assistance for Humanitarian Aid, Security and Growth in Regions
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The Ministry of Defence used this expansion while describing the purpose behind the training deployment, under which the Indian Navy builds capacity in partner countries and strengthens regional partnerships in the Indian Ocean.
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.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian warship represented the Indian Navy in Exercise KONKAN-26?
- A.INS Tabar
- B.INS Talwar
- C.INS Trishul
- D.INS Teg
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The Indian Navy was represented in KONKAN-26 by the stealth frigate INS Trishul, which exercised with HMS Sutherland of the Royal Navy off Plymouth.
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