India Quiz 113: Indian Navy Quiz 2

India Quiz 113: Indian Navy Quiz 2

Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the country. This is a part in the series of questions on Indian Navy. More quiz will be added in this week.

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1. East India Company's Marine which was founded to protect British merchant shipping in the region was the predecessor of Indian Navy. When was it founded?

1712
1812
1612
1614

2. Formerly, since 1934, the Indian Navy was named as

The British Indian Navy
Indian Marine Force
Royal Marine Force
Royal Indian Navy

3. How many operational commands are operated by the Indian Navy?

Two
Three
Five
Six

4. An Operational Command is headed by a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C). What is the rank of FOC-in-C?

Admiral
Captain
Vice Admiral
Rear Admiral

5. Who is the current Chief of Naval Staff?

Admiral Karambir Singh
Admiral Sunil Lanba
Admiral Robin K. Dhowan
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi

6. Who was the first Indian to hold the office of Chief of the Naval Staff?

Vice-Admiral Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji
Vice-Admiral Ram Dass Katari
Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli

7. The first engagement in action of the Indian Navy was against the Portuguese Navy during the liberation of Goa . Which year did this took place?

1961
1972
1955
1963

8. Commander Abhilash Tomy, an Indian naval officer and yachtsman, became the first Indian to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world under sail in 2013. What was the name of the sail boat used by him?

INSV Mhadei
INSV Mandovi
INS Virat
INS Sagar

9. Who was the first Indian to complete a solo, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe under sail?

Abhilash Tomy
Manohar Prahlad Awati
Sureesh Mehta
Dilip Donde

10. Which of the following is India's first indigenously developed nuclear powered submarine?

INS Arihant
INS Vikrant
INS Shivalik
INS Shardul

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