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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian naval ship completed survey action around the site of the ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl?
A
INS Sarvekshak
B
INS Talwar
C
INS Tarkash
D
INS Trishul
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Indian Navy’s Hydrographic Survey Ship INS Sarvekshak successfully completed survey action around the site of ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl on July 2 and handed over the survey data to the Sri Lankan authorities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sandhayak (2021) (Hindi: lit. coordinator) is the lead ship of her class. A hydrographic survey ship being built by GRSE for the Indian Navy. It was launched on 5 December 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -During her 40 years of illustrious service in the Indian Navy, INS Sandhayak undertook over 200 major hydrographic surveys in Western and Eastern coasts of the Indian peninsula, the Andaman Sea, and surveys in neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -INS Sandhayak, the Indian Navy’s oldest hydrographic survey vessel, was decommissioned at a naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Friday. The ship had served the country for about 40 years and undertook approximately 200 major hydrographic surveys and numerous minor surveys in both east and west coasts.

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