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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned which among the following vessels at the Chennai Port recently?

A	Vamana
B	Varaha
C	Matsya
D	Atharma

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -ICGS Sachet is the Indian Coast Guard’s latest and largest offshore patrol vessel (OPV). Sachet is seventh ship in the Samarth-class OPV and the first ship from the second batch ordered by Indian Coast Guard and has been built by Goa Shipyard Limited.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ship was indigenously designed and built by Larsen & Toubro, Surat complying with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat".

Detailed explanation-3: -On August 26, 2016, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and the MoD inked a deal for five Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessels (CGOPV), and within three months, manufacturing began with Prime Minister Narendra Modi cutting the steel later that year in November. The contract for the CGOPVs was awarded on August 26, 2016.

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