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Detailed explanation-1: -INS Kohassa (IATA: IN 0053, ICAO: VODX) is an Indian naval air station under the Andaman and Nicobar Command of the Indian Armed Forces . It is located at Shibpur, a village located on North Andaman Island.

Detailed explanation-2: -INS Kadamba is currently the third largest Indian naval base, and is expected to become the largest naval base in the eastern hemisphere after completion of expansion Phase IIB. The construction of Naval Base covers an area of 11,169 acres in Phase I. The Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is based at Karwar.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Sealand aircraft arrived in Kochi from the UK on 4 February 1953. The facilities were commissioned as a fully operational naval air station under the command of the Indian Naval Air Arm on 11 May 1953 and renamed INS Garuda.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is INS Kadamba (Karwar). INS Kadamba (Karwar) is India’s biggest naval base build under project ‘Sea Bird’. INS Kadamba is located near Karwar in Karnataka. The first phase of construction of the base which was code-named as Project Seabird was completed in 2005.

Detailed explanation-5: -INS Jarawa is a naval base of the Indian Armed Forces under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar Command located in Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It was commissioned in 1964.