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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Explanation
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. Option C is the closest distractor and is wrong only in the role: Vice Admiral Vivek Dahiya, the Director General Seabird, was present at the ceremony along with other senior officers, but did not perform the inauguration. Option A is wrong because the Chief of the Naval Staff was not named in connection with this event, and option D is wrong for the same reason in respect of the Defence Minister. In questions of this kind the examiner tests whether a candidate can separate the officer who inaugurates a facility from the officer who heads the project, so both names and both appointments are worth noting.
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Practice Questions
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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Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, inaugurated residential, medical and utility works there under Phase IIA.
Read the full explanation →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 →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 →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 →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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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.
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