Indias first nuclear-powered submarine uline{1cm} has completed its first deterrence patrol recently.

2018

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India’s first nuclear-powered submarine _________ has completed its first deterrence patrol recently.

A	INS Sahyadri
B	INS Kalvari
C	INS Chakra
D	INS Arihant

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Then Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had tweeted: “India has achieved completion of her nuclear triad with the first successful deterrence patrol by INS Arihant . This places India in the league of the few countries that can design, construct and operate Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarines (SSBN).”

Detailed explanation-2: -INS Arihant was introduced to the public on 26 July 2009 at a symbolic launch ceremony by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur.

Detailed explanation-3: -INS Shalki is India’s first indigenously built submarine. It was built by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai. The length of this submarine is 211ft. It was launched in 1987 by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and was commissioned in the navy in 1992.

Detailed explanation-4: -India is now the sixth country to have nuclear-powered submarines with ballistic missile launch capabilities.

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