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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Union Minister to commission INS Kiltan into Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam?
A
Smt Nirmala Sitharaman
B
Shri Arun Jaitley
C
Shri Ramesh Kumar
D
Shri Suresh Prabhu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi [India] Oct 9 (ANI ): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will commission indigenously built INS Kiltan, an anti submarine corvette, on October 16 in Vishakhapatnam.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aim is to make India an indigenous ship building hub: RM. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rear Admiral Sanjay Sadhu is Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard, Vizag.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1958, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal for establishing a naval base and dockyard in Vizag. In 1962, a new jetty and a workshop building were sanctioned, as well as the acquisition of 550 acres of land from the Port Trust. In 1972, the BRO was renamed as Naval Dockyard.

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