Current context: INS Khanderi, India’s 2nd Scorpene-class attack submarine is to be commissioned into the Indian Navy on 28th September 2019.
a. INS Kalvari
b. INS Khanderi
c. INS Vela
d. INS Karanj
- Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has manufactured the submarine in Mumbai and designed by the French naval Defence and Energy Company DCNS.
- INS Khanderi is undersea trial since its launch in January 2017.
- It is named after its predecessor INS Khanderi (S22), which was named after Chhatrapati Shivaji's island fort of Khanderi.
- Scorpene class submarine features diesel propulsion and are diesel-electric attack submarines.
- INS Kalvari was the 1st scorpene class submarine to be commissioned into the Indian Navy on December 2017.
Question:
Q.1 Which is the 2nd Scorpene class submarine, going to be commissioned into the Indian Navy?a. INS Kalvari
b. INS Khanderi
c. INS Vela
d. INS Karanj
