Q. When was the Indian Navy founded?

A) 1947

B) 1950

C) 1612

D) 1776 

Answer: C) 1612

Q. What is the motto of the Indian Navy?

A) Service Before Self

B) Jai Hind

C) Shano Varuna

D) Semper Fidelis 

Answer: C) Shano Varuna

Q. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy?

A) Prime Minister of India

B) Chief of Naval Staff

C) President of India

D) Defence Minister of India 

Answer: C) President of India

Q. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s aerobatic team?

A) Surya Kiran

B) Sagar Pawan

C) Akash Ganga

D) Garuda 

Answer: B) Sagar Pawan

Q. Which is the largest naval base in India?

A) INS Kalinga

B) INS Kadamba

C) INS Rajali

D) INS Hansa 

Answer: B) INS Kadamba

Q. Operation Trident is associated with which war?

A) Indo-Pak War 1947

B) Indo-China War 1962

C) Indo-Pak War 1971

D) Kargil War 1999 

Answer: C) Indo-Pak War 1971

Q. What is the purpose of Exercise Malabar?

A) Joint Military Exercise with Russia

B) Naval Exercise with the USA and Japan

C) Air Force Exercise with France

D) Naval Exercise with Sri Lanka 

Answer: B) Naval Exercise with the USA and Japan

Q. Which Indian Naval ship participated in the Operation Raahat to evacuate Indians from Yemen?

A) INS Viraat

B) INS Vikrant

C) INS Sumitra

D) INS Kolkata 

Answer: C) INS Sumitra

Q. Operation Sankat Mochan was conducted by the Indian Navy in which country?

A) Yemen

B) Sri Lanka

C) Maldives

D) South Sudan 

Answer: D) South Sudan

Q. Which is the first indigenous aircraft carrier of India?

 A) INS Vikramaditya

 B) INS Viraat

 C) INS Vikrant

 D) INS Shivalik 

 Answer: C) INS Vikrant

Q. Which is the first nuclear-powered submarine of the Indian Navy?

 A) INS Chakra

 B) INS Kalvari

 C) INS Arihant

 D) INS Sindhurakshak 

 Answer: A) INS Chakra

Q. INS Kalvari belongs to which class of submarines?

 A) Arihant-class

 B) Kilo-class

 C) Scorpene-class

 D) Shishumar-class 

 Answer: C) Scorpene-class

Q. Which Indian naval ship was decommissioned in 2017 after nearly six decades of service?

 A) INS Rajput

 B) INS Viraat

 C) INS Khukri

 D) INS Mysore 

 Answer: B) INS Viraat

Q. Which of the following is a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy?

 A) INS Rajali

 B) INS Kiltan

 C) INS Shivalik

 D) INS Sindhughosh 

 Answer: C) INS Shivalik

Q. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s sail training ship?

 A) INS Viraat

 B) INS Tarangini

 C) INS Vikramaditya

 D) INS Mumbai 

 Answer: B) INS Tarangini

Q. Who is the first woman officer to lead an all-men contingent in the Republic Day Parade?

 A) Punita Arora

 B) Karabi Gogoi

 C) Shubhangi Swaroop

 D) Anuradha Shukla 

 Answer: B) Karabi Gogoi

Q. Which rank in the Indian Navy is equivalent to the Army’s Brigadier?

 A) Commander

 B) Captain

 C) Commodore

 D) Rear Admiral 

 Answer: C) Commodore

Q. Who was the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff?

 A) R. D. Katari

 B) S. M. Nanda

 C) K. M. Pannikar

 D) Jal Cursetji 

 Answer: A) R. D. Katari

Q. What is the highest rank in the Indian Navy?

 A) Admiral

 B) Vice Admiral

 C) Rear Admiral

 D) Chief Petty Officer 

 Answer: A) Admiral

Q. Which Indian Navy officer was awarded the Ashoka Chakra in 1961?

 A) Cdr. Abhilash Tomy

 B) Lt. Cdr. M.S. Kohli

 C) Lt. Cdr. Prem Kumar

 D) Cdr. Babru Bhan Yadav 

 Answer: D) Cdr. Babru Bhan Yadav

Q. Which is the Eastern Naval Command headquarters?

 A) Mumbai

 B) Kochi

 C) Vishakhapatnam

 D) Chennai 

 Answer: C) Vishakhapatnam

Q. Which base serves as the headquarters of the Western Naval Command?

 A) Karwar

 B) Mumbai

 C) Kandla

 D) Cochin 

 Answer: B) Mumbai

Q. Where is the Southern Naval Command located?

 A) Chennai

 B) Thiruvananthapuram

 C) Cochin

 D) Mangalore 

 Answer: C) Cochin

Q. Which naval base is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

 A) INS Kadamba

 B) INS Kalinga

 C) INS Shikra

 D) INS Jarawa 

 Answer: D) INS Jarawa

Q. Which is the Indian Navy’s training base?

 A) INS Kalinga

 B) INS Chilka

 C) INS Valsura

 D) INS Rajali 

 Answer: B) INS Chilka

Q. Which is the primary fighter aircraft of the Indian Navy?

 A) MiG-29K

 B) Sukhoi Su-30MKI

 C) Dassault Rafale

 D) HAL Tejas 

 Answer: A) MiG-29K

Q. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s maritime patrol aircraft?

 A) Boeing P-8I Poseidon

 B) Dassault Mirage 2000

 C) HAL Dhruv

 D) SEPECAT Jaguar 

 Answer: A) Boeing P-8I Poseidon

Q. Which missile system is used by the Indian Navy for anti-ship warfare?

 A) Agni

 B) Prithvi

 C) BrahMos

 D) Dhanush 

 Answer: C) BrahMos

Q. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s UAV?

 A) Nishant

 B) Heron

 C) Rustom

 D) Netra 

 Answer: B) Heron

Q. Which torpedo is primarily used by the Indian Navy?

 A) Black Shark

 B) Varunastra

 C) Shakti

 D) Arihant 

 Answer: B) Varunastra

Q. In which year did the Indian Navy conduct its first solo circumnavigation of the globe?

 A) 2003

 B) 2010

 C) 2013

 D) 2017 

 Answer: C) 2013

Q. Who is the first Indian woman to sail solo around the world?

 A) Shubhangi Swaroop

 B) Kiran Bedi

 C) Karabi Gogoi

 D) Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi 

 Answer: d)

 Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi

Q. Which naval dockyard is the oldest in India?

 A) Visakhapatnam Dockyard

 B) Mazagon Dock Limited

 C) Cochin Shipyard

 D) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers 

 Answer: B) Mazagon Dock Limited

Q. Who was the first woman pilot in the Indian Navy?

 A) Punita Arora

 B) Shubhangi Swaroop

 C) Divya Ajith Kumar

 D) Padmavathy Bandopadhyay 

 Answer: B) Shubhangi Swaroop

Q. Which Indian naval officer commanded the first all-woman crew to circumnavigate the globe?

 A) Cdr. Abhilash Tomy

 B) Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi

 C) Lt. Cdr. Shubhangi Swaroop

 D) Lt. Cdr. Karabi Gogoi 

 Answer: B) Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi

Q. Which country does India conduct the ‘Indra’ naval exercise with?

 A) USA

 B) Russia

 C) Japan

 D) Australia 

 Answer: B) Russia

Q. The Indian Navy participated in RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, in which year for the first time?

 A) 2010

 B) 2012

 C) 2014

 D) 2016 

 Answer: C) 2014

Q. Which is the Indian Navy’s flagship international naval exercise?

 A) Malabar

 B) Milan

 C) Varuna

 D) SLINEX 

 Answer: B) Milan

Q. Which country’s navy did INS Vikramaditya originally serve before being acquired by India?

 A) United States

 B) United Kingdom

 C) Russia

 D) France 

 Answer: C) Russia

Q. What is the name of the joint naval exercise between India and France?

 A) Milan

 B) Indra

 C) Varuna

 D) Konkan 

 Answer: C) Varuna

Q. Which Indian state is home to the naval base INS Kadamba?

 A) Maharashtra

 B) Kerala

 C) Karnataka

 D) Tamil Nadu 

 Answer: C) Karnataka

Q. The Indian Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) is located in which city?

 A) Mumbai

 B) Kochi

 C) Gurgaon

 D) Vishakhapatnam 

 Answer: C) Gurgaon

Q. Project Seabird is associated with the development of which naval base?

 A) INS Kalinga

 B) INS Kadamba

 C) INS Chilka

 D) INS Valsura 

 Answer: B) INS Kadamba

Q. Which is the Indian Navy’s submarine construction project?

 A) Project 15B

 B) Project 75

 C) Project 28

 D) Project 75I 

 Answer: B) Project 75

Q. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s modern satellite communication system?

 A) NAVSAT

 B) NAVIC

 C) GSAT-7

 D) INSAT-4CR 

 Answer: C) GSAT-7

Q. Which Indian Navy officer became the first astronaut of Indian origin?

 A) Rakesh Sharma

 B) Kalpana Chawla

 C) Sunita Williams

 D) Anousheh Ansari 

 Answer: C) Sunita Williams

Q. Which of the following is the primary training ship for cadets of the Indian Navy?

 A) INS Shivalik

 B) INS Talwar

 C) INS Tir

 D) INS Sahyadri 

 Answer: C) INS Tir

Q. Which Indian state has the maximum number of naval bases?

 A) Kerala

 B) Maharashtra

 C) Tamil Nadu

 D) Andhra Pradesh 

 Answer: A) Kerala

Q. Who was the first female Defence Minister of India?

 A) Indira Gandhi

 B) Pratibha Patil

 C) Nirmala Sitharaman

 D) Sushma Swaraj 

 Answer: C) Nirmala Sitharaman

Q. Which operation involved the Indian Navy in providing humanitarian assistance to the Maldives in 1988?

 A) Operation Pawan

 B) Operation Cactus

 C) Operation Vijay

 D) Operation Trident 

 Answer: B) Operation Cactus

Q. Which is the first Indian naval ship to be equipped with the BrahMos missile?

 A) INS Rajput

 B) INS Delhi

 C) INS Mysore

 D) INS Kolkata 

 Answer: A) INS Rajput

Q. What is the full form of INS in Indian Navy?

 A) Indian Naval Ship

 B) Indian Naval Service

 C) International Naval Ship

 D) International Naval Service 

 Answer: A) Indian Naval Ship

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

 A) INS Tarangini

 B) INS Sudarshini

 C) INS Viraat

 D) INS Trishul 

 Answer: A) INS Tarangini

Q. What is the primary role of INS Jalashwa?

 A) Aircraft Carrier

 B) Submarine

 C) Amphibious Transport Dock

 D) Destroyer 

 Answer: C) Amphibious Transport Dock

Q. Which Indian Navy base is the home of the Indian Navy’s western fleet?

 A) INS Shikra

 B) INS Shivaji

 C) INS Kalinga

 D) INS Angre 

 Answer: D) INS Angre

Q. Which is the newest class of stealth destroyers being built for the Indian Navy?

 A) Kolkata-class

 B) Delhi-class

 C) Visakhapatnam-class

 D) Shivalik-class 

 Answer: C) Visakhapatnam-class

Q. What is the name of the advanced sonar system developed indigenously for the Indian Navy?

 A) Varunastra

 B) HUMSA-NG

 C) NAG

 D) Barak-8 

 Answer: B) HUMSA-NG

Q. Which naval exercise is conducted between India and Sri Lanka?

 A) Varuna

 B) SLINEX

 C) Milan

 D) Konkan 

 Answer: B) SLINEX

Q. Which ship is the first anti-submarine warfare corvette of India?

 A) INS Kamorta

 B) INS Kadamba

 C) INS Kiltan

 D) INS Satpura 

 Answer: A) INS Kamorta

Q. Which Indian Navy officer became the first to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe?

 A) Cdr. Dilip Donde

 B) Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi

 C) Cdr. Abhilash Tomy

 D) Lt. Cdr. Shubhangi Swaroop 

 Answer: C) Cdr. Abhilash Tomy

Q. What is the Indian Navy’s term for its fleet of submarines?

 A) Submarine Squadron

 B) Submarine Fleet

 C) Silent Service

 D) Underwater Command 

 Answer: C) Silent Service

Q. What does the term ‘blue-water navy’ refer to?

 A) A navy that operates only in coastal waters

 B) A navy that operates globally, across the deep waters of open oceans

 C) A navy specializing in submarine warfare

 D) A navy with advanced amphibious capabilities 

 Answer: B) A navy that operates globally, across the deep waters of open oceans

Q. What is the purpose of the ‘Project 28’ of the Indian Navy?

 A) To build nuclear submarines

 B) To construct stealth frigates

 C) To develop anti-submarine warfare corvettes

 D) To manufacture aircraft carriers 

 Answer: C) To develop anti-submarine warfare corvettes

Q. What is the meaning of ‘INS’ in the context of

 Indian Naval ships?

 A) Indian Naval Ship

 B) Indian Naval Submarine

 C) Indian Naval Station

 D) Indian Naval Service 

 Answer: A) Indian Naval Ship

Q. Which system is used by the Indian Navy for electronic warfare and countermeasures?

 A) Kavach

 B) Varunastra

 C) Ajanta

 D) Dhanush 

 Answer: C) Ajanta

Q. Which is the first ship of the Visakhapatnam-class destroyers?

 A) INS Visakhapatnam

 B) INS Surat

 C) INS Mormugao

 D) INS Porbandar 

 Answer: A) INS Visakhapatnam

Q. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s first domestically built nuclear-powered submarine?

 A) INS Chakra

 B) INS Arihant

 C) INS Kalvari

 D) INS Shalki 

 Answer: B) INS Arihant

Q. Which Indian naval base is under construction in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to enhance strategic reach?

 A) INS Baaz

 B) INS Kohassa

 C) INS Vajrakosh

 D) INS Varsha 

 Answer: D) INS Varsha

Q. What is the aim of the ‘Indian Naval Indigenisation Plan 2015-2030’?

 A) To increase the number of nuclear submarines

 B) To indigenously develop advanced weaponry and sensors

 C) To modernize the naval air fleet

 D) To expand the number of naval bases 

 Answer: B) To indigenously develop advanced weaponry and sensors

Q. Which Indian naval ship is designed to be a helicopter carrier and amphibious assault vessel?

 A) INS Vikramaditya

 B) INS Jalashwa

 C) INS Shardul

 D) INS Kamorta 

 Answer: B) INS Jalashwa

Q. During which conflict did the Indian Navy carry out Operation Python?

 A) Indo-Pak War 1947

 B) Indo-China War 1962

 C) Indo-Pak War 1971

 D) Kargil War 1999 

 Answer: C) Indo-Pak War 1971

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was involved in the liberation of Goa in 1961?

 A) INS Vikrant

 B) INS Mysore

 C) INS Delhi

 D) INS Betwa 

 Answer: B) INS Mysore

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was sunk during the 1971 Indo-Pak war?

 A) INS Khukri

 B) INS Rajput

 C) INS Vikrant

 D) INS Kiltan 

 Answer: A) INS Khukri

Q. Who was the Indian Navy officer awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery in the 1971 Indo-Pak war?

 A) Admiral S. M. Nanda

 B) Vice Admiral G. M. Hiranandani

 C) Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav

 D) Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla 

 Answer: D) Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla

Q. Which operation did the Indian Navy undertake during the Kargil War of 1999?

 A) Operation Cactus

 B) Operation Talwar

 C) Operation Vijay

 D) Operation Trident 

 Answer: B) Operation Talwar

Q. What is the primary aim of the Indian Navy’s Maritime Security Strategy?

 A) Expansion of territorial waters

 B) Protection of India’s maritime interests

 C) Establishing naval supremacy in the Indian Ocean

 D) Forming alliances with Western navies 

 Answer: B) Protection of India’s maritime interests

Q. Which of the following is an important strait monitored by the Indian Navy for maritime security?

 A) Strait of Hormuz

 B) Malacca Strait

 C) Bosphorus Strait

 D) Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 

 Answer: B) Malacca Strait

Q. The ‘Quad’ group involving India includes which other countries?

 A) USA, Japan, Australia

 B) USA, UK, Canada

 C) Australia, France, Germany

 D) Japan, South Korea, Philippines 

 Answer: A) USA, Japan, Australia

Q. Which Indian naval exercise is aimed at enhancing inter-operability among navies of Indian Ocean Region nations?

 A) Malabar

 B) Varuna

 C) Milan

 D) Indra 

 Answer: C) Milan

Q. What is the strategic significance of the Andaman and Nicobar Command for the Indian Navy?

 A) It serves as the primary shipbuilding yard

 B) It acts as a forward operating base for eastern naval operations

 C) It is the headquarters for India’s western fleet

 D) It houses the majority of India’s nuclear submarines 

 Answer: B) It acts as a forward operating base for eastern naval operations

Q. What is the aim of the Indian Navy’s ‘Operation Sahayata’?

 A) Combatting piracy

 B) Humanitarian assistance during natural disasters

 C) Anti-submarine warfare training

 D) Environmental conservation 

 Answer: B) Humanitarian assistance during natural disasters

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was deployed to provide humanitarian aid to Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai?

 A) INS Airavat

 B) INS Shardul

 C) INS Sujata

 D) INS Rajput 

 Answer: A) INS Airavat

Q. Which operation was launched by the Indian Navy to provide relief during the Maldives water crisis in 2014?

 A) Operation Raahat

 B) Operation Neer

 C) Operation Sahayata

 D) Operation Pawan 

 Answer: B) Operation Neer

Q. What is the primary environmental initiative undertaken by the Indian Navy to reduce its carbon footprint?

 A) Project Green Feet

 B) Green Initiatives Programme

 C) Navy Earth Project

 D) Oceanic Green Initiative 

 Answer: B) Green Initiatives Programme

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was involved in evacuating Indian nationals from war-torn Yemen during Operation Raahat?

 A) INS Sumitra

 B) INS Vikramaditya

 C) INS Trikand

 D) INS Shivalik 

 Answer: A) INS Sumitra

Q. Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Indian Navy’s Naval Armament Inspection (NAI) branch?

 A) Shubhangi Swaroop

 B) Punita Arora

 C) Divya Ajith Kumar

 D) Karabi Gogoi 

 Answer: A) Shubhangi Swaroop

Q. Which Indian Navy Admiral served as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 2019 to 2020?

 A) Admiral Karambir Singh

 B) Admiral Sunil Lanba

 C) Admiral R. K. Dhowan

 D) Admiral S. M. Nanda 

 Answer: B) Admiral Sunil Lanba

Q. Who is the current Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy?

 A) Admiral Karambir Singh

 B) Admiral Sunil Lanba

 C) Admiral R. Hari Kumar

 D) Admiral R. K. Dhowan 

 Answer: C) Admiral R. Hari Kumar

Q. The Indian Navy’s multi-role helicopters are primarily of which model?

 A) HAL Dhruv

 B) Sikorsky MH-60R

 C) Kamov Ka-31

 D) Westland Sea King 

 Answer: B) Sikorsky MH-60R

Q. What is the primary role of the Indian Navy’s MARCOS (Marine Commandos)?

 A) Anti-submarine warfare

 B) Amphibious operations and special warfare

 C) Naval diplomacy

 D) Search and rescue operations 

 Answer: B) Amphibious operations and special warfare

Q. Which upcoming project aims to build six advanced submarines for the Indian Navy?

 A) Project 75I

 B) Project 28

 C) Project 17A

 D) Project 15B 

 Answer: A) Project 75I

Q. What is the primary goal of the Indian Navy’s Project 17A?

 A) Construction of nuclear submarines

 B) Development of stealth frigates

 C) Building advanced destroyers

 D) Enhancing maritime reconnaissance capabilities 

 Answer: B) Development of stealth frigates

Q. Which state-of-the-art aircraft carrier is being developed indigenously by India?

 A) INS Vikrant

 B) INS Vishal

 C) INS Viraat

 D) INS Vikramaditya 

 Answer: B) INS Vishal

Q. What is the focus of the Indian Navy’s Naval Aviation Indigenisation Roadmap (NAIR)?

 A) Indigenisation of aircraft carriers

 B) Indigenisation of naval aviation technologies

 C) Development of stealth technologies

 D) Expansion of naval air stations 

 Answer: B) Indigenisation of naval aviation technologies

Q. Which new technology is the Indian Navy investing in for anti-submarine warfare?

 A) Autonomous underwater vehicles

 B) Hypersonic missiles

 C) Directed energy weapons

 D) Railguns 

 Answer: A) Autonomous underwater vehicles

Q. Which Indian Navy initiative focuses on fostering maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?

 A) Mission Sagar

 B) Operation Sahayata

 C) Milan

 D) Varuna 

 Answer: A) Mission Sagar

Q. Which Indian Navy exercise focuses on improving interoperability with the US Navy?

 A) Indra

 B) Malabar

 C) Varuna

 D) SLINEX 

 Answer: B) Malabar

Q. What is the Indian Navy’s role in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)?

 A) Lead maritime security initiatives

 B) Promote marine biodiversity conservation

 C) Develop sustainable fishing practices

 D) Coordinate humanitarian missions 

 Answer: A) Lead maritime security initiatives

Q. Which Indian naval ship participated in the International Fleet Review 2016 held in India?

 A) INS Kolkata

 B) INS Sahyadri

 C) INS Tarkash

 D) INS Shivalik 

 Answer: B) INS Sahyadri

Q. Which country is India’s primary strategic partner in the Indian Ocean Region?

 A) United States

 B) Russia

 C) Japan

 D) France 

 Answer: A) United States

Sure, here are 50 additional MCQs about the Indian Navy with answers:

Q. Which operation was launched by the Indian Navy to provide assistance to Mozambique after Cyclone Idai?

 A) Operation Samudra Setu

 B) Operation Vanilla

 C) Operation Neer

 D) Operation Madad 

 Answer: B) Operation Vanilla

Q. Which joint naval exercise is conducted annually between India and Japan?

 A) Varuna

 B) SLINEX

 C) JIMEX

 D) Konkan 

 Answer: C) JIMEX

Q. During which operation did the Indian Navy evacuate Indian citizens from Lebanon in 2006?

 A) Operation Sukoon

 B) Operation Raahat

 C) Operation Safe Homecoming

 D) Operation Cactus 

 Answer: A) Operation Sukoon

Q. Which naval exercise is conducted by the Indian Navy with the Singapore Navy?

 A) SIMBEX

 B) Malabar

 C) Indra

 D) Varuna 

 Answer: A) SIMBEX

Q. In which year was the first edition of the biennial naval exercise MILAN held?

 A) 1992

 B) 1995

 C) 2001

 D) 2004 

 Answer: A) 1995

Q. Which Indian Navy aircraft is used for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare?

 A) MiG-29K

 B) Boeing P-8I Poseidon

 C) HAL Tejas

 D) Sukhoi Su-30MKI 

 Answer: B) Boeing P-8I Poseidon

Q. Which Indian Navy vessel is the lead ship of the Kolkata-class destroyers?

 A) INS Chennai

 B) INS Kolkata

 C) INS Kochi

 D) INS Mysore 

 Answer: B) INS Kolkata

Q. What class is the Indian Navy’s INS Satpura a part of?

 A) Talwar-class

 B) Shivalik-class

 C) Kamorta-class

 D) Delhi-class 

 Answer: B) Shivalik-class

Q. What is the main role of INS Chakra?

 A) Aircraft Carrier

 B) Frigate

 C) Nuclear-powered Submarine

 D) Amphibious Transport 

 Answer: C) Nuclear-powered Submarine

Q. Which class does the Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Trikand belong to?

 A) Shivalik-class

 B) Talwar-class

 C) Kamorta-class

 D) Kolkata-class 

 Answer: B) Talwar-class

Q. Who was the first Indian to command a naval vessel after independence?

 A) Vice Admiral R. D. Katari

 B) Admiral S. M. Nanda

 C) Vice Admiral Nilakanta Krishnan

 D) Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav 

 Answer: A) Vice Admiral R. D. Katari

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was deployed in 1974 to support the nuclear test at Pokhran?

 A) INS Vikrant

 B) INS Nilgiri

 C) INS Rajput

 D) INS Mysore 

 Answer: B) INS Nilgiri

Q. Which Indian Navy aircraft carrier was decommissioned in March 2017?

 A) INS Vikrant

 B) INS Viraat

 C) INS Vikramaditya

 D) INS Vishal 

 Answer: B) INS Viraat

Q. What was the name of the naval operation conducted during the 1965 Indo-Pak war?

 A) Operation Trident

 B) Operation Vijay

 C) Operation Dwarka

 D) Operation Talwar 

 Answer: C) Operation Dwarka

Q. Who was the first Chief of the Naval Staff of independent India?

 A) Admiral R. D. Katari

 B) Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari

 C) Admiral S. M. Nanda

 D) Admiral R. K. Dhowan 

 Answer: B) Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari

Q. Which Indian Navy base is the home of the Eastern Fleet?

 A) INS Kalinga

 B) INS Circars

 C) INS Vishwakarma

 D) INS Virbahu 

 Answer: A) INS Kalinga

Q. Where is the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command headquartered?

 A) Mumbai

 B) Kochi

 C) Visakhapatnam

 D) Chennai 

 Answer: B) Kochi

Q. Which is the main naval base of the Indian Navy on the western coast of India?

 A) INS Kadamba

 B) INS Valsura

 C) INS Hansa

 D) INS Angre 

 Answer: D) INS Angre

Q. What is the primary function of INS Dega?

 A) Naval dockyard

 B) Naval air station

 C) Submarine base

 D) Missile testing range 

 Answer: B) Naval air station

Q. Which Indian Navy base is located in Mumbai?

 A) INS Shikra

 B) INS Shivaji

 C) INS Dwarka

 D) INS Angre 

 Answer: D) INS Angre

Q. What is the name of the second Scorpene-class submarine inducted into the Indian Navy?

 A) INS Kalvari

 B) INS Khanderi

 C) INS Karanj

 D) INS Vela 

 Answer: B) INS Khanderi

Q. Which was the first submarine of the Indian Navy?

 A) INS Chakra

 B) INS Kalvari

 C) INS Vela

 D) INS Karanj 

 Answer: B) INS Kalvari

Q. Which class of submarines is INS Sindhughosh a part of?

 A) Shishumar-class

 B) Arihant-class

 C) Scorpene-class

 D) Kilo-class 

 Answer: D) Kilo-class

Q. What is the name of the nuclear-powered attack submarine leased from Russia?

 A) INS Arihant

 B) INS Chakra

 C) INS Sindhurakshak

 D) INS Kalvari 

 Answer: B) INS Chakra

Q. What type of submarine is INS Shankul?

 A) Attack submarine

 B) Ballistic missile submarine

 C) Nuclear-powered submarine

 D) Diesel-electric submarine 

 Answer: D) Diesel-electric submarine

Q. What is the primary aim of Project 75I?

 A) Constructing aircraft carriers

 B) Building advanced destroyers

 C) Developing new generation submarines

 D) Enhancing naval aviation capabilities 

 Answer: C) Developing new generation submarines

Q. Which radar system is used on Indian Navy’s warships for surveillance and targeting?

 A) EL/M-2248 MF-STAR

 B) AN/SPY-1

 C) BMEWS

 D) AN/APG-81 

 Answer: A) EL/M-2248 MF-STAR

Q. What is the name of the anti-ship missile developed by India and Russia?

 A) Barak-8

 B) BrahMos

 C) Nirbhay

 D) Prithvi 

 Answer: B) BrahMos

Q. Which Indian Navy aircraft is capable of operating from both land and aircraft carriers?

 A) Boeing P-8I

 B) MiG-29K

 C) HAL Dhruv

 D) Kamov Ka-31 

 Answer: B) MiG-29K

Q. What is the name of the surface-to-air missile system developed for the Indian Navy?

 A) Akash

 B) Barak-8

 C) Nag

 D) Astra 

 Answer: B) Barak-8

Q. Which exercise is conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman?

 A) Naseem Al Bahr

 B) Varuna

 C) Konkan

 D) Malabar 

 Answer: A) Naseem Al Bahr

Q. Which training institution is known as the ‘Cradle

 of the Indian Navy’?

 A) Indian Naval Academy

 B) Naval War College

 C) INS Shivaji

 D) INS Valsura 

 Answer: A) Indian Naval Academy

Q. Which naval exercise is held between India and the United Kingdom?

 A) Konkan

 B) SLINEX

 C) Indra

 D) Malabar 

 Answer: A) Konkan

Q. What is the name of the naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy with the Indonesian Navy?

 A) INDRA NAVY

 B) SIMBEX

 C) CORPAT

 D) AUSINDEX 

 Answer: C) CORPAT

Q. Which Indian Navy ship represented India in the 70th-anniversary celebration of the Chinese Navy?

 A) INS Shivalik

 B) INS Tarkash

 C) INS Kolkata

 D) INS Sahyadri 

 Answer: D) INS Sahyadri

Q. Which operation involved the Indian Navy’s deployment in the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy patrols?

 A) Operation Sankalp

 B) Operation Talwar

 C) Operation Vanilla

 D) Operation Samudra Setu 

 Answer: A) Operation Sankalp

Q. What was the primary objective of Operation Samudra Setu?

 A) Disaster relief

 B) Evacuation of Indian citizens from foreign countries during COVID-19

 C) Anti-piracy operations

 D) Military exercise 

 Answer: B) Evacuation of Indian citizens from foreign countries during COVID-19

Q. Which country’s navy participated with the Indian Navy in Exercise Varuna?

 A) Japan

 B) France

 C) Australia

 D) United States 

 Answer: B) France

Q. Which mission involved the Indian Navy’s humanitarian aid to countries in the Indian Ocean region during the COVID-19 pandemic?

 A) Mission Sagar

 B) Operation Raahat

 C) Operation Sankalp

 D) Operation Vanilla 

 Answer: A) Mission Sagar

Q. Which international naval exercise involves India, the US, Japan, and Australia?

 A) Malabar

 B) JIMEX

 C) Indra

 D) SLINEX 

 Answer: A) Malabar

Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Navy’?

 A) Admiral S. M. Nanda

 B) Admiral R. D. Katari

 C) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

 D) Admiral Karambir Singh 

 Answer: C) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Q. Who was the first woman to command a frontline Indian Navy warship?

 A) Shubhangi Swaroop

 B) Punita Arora

 C) Karabi Gogoi

 D) Pratibha Jamwal 

 Answer: D) Pratibha Jamwal

Q. Which Indian Navy officer was the first to become the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee?

 A) Admiral S. M. Nanda

 B) Admiral R. H. Tahiliani

 C) Admiral Karambir Singh

 D) Admiral Sunil Lanba 

 Answer: B) Admiral R. H. Tahiliani

Q. Who was the first woman pilot of the Indian Navy?

 A) Shubhangi Swaroop

 B) Punita Arora

 C) Divya Ajith Kumar

 D) Karabi Gogoi 

 Answer: A) Shubhangi Swaroop

Q. Which Admiral served as the Chief of Naval Staff during the 1971 Indo-Pak war?

 A) Admiral R. D. Katari

 B) Admiral S. M. Nanda

 C) Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma

 D) Admiral Karambir Singh 

 Answer: B) Admiral S. M. Nanda

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was involved in the anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia in 2008?

 A) INS Tabar

 B) INS Shivalik

 C) INS Mysore

 D) INS Viraat 

 Answer: A) INS Tabar

Q. Which naval exercise was held between the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy?

 A) AUSINDEX

 B) SIMBEX

 C) SLINEX

 D) Milan 

 Answer: A) AUSINDEX

Q. What is the primary focus of the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)?

 A) Anti-piracy operations

 B) Humanitarian aid

 C) Maritime security and surveillance

 D) Naval training 

 Answer: C) Maritime security and surveillance

Q. Which Indian Navy ship participated in the International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2019?

 A) INS Trikand

 B) INS Sahyadri

 C) INS Tarkash

 D) INS Shivalik 

 Answer: A) INS Trikand

Q. Which Indian Navy ship was involved in the humanitarian mission to provide assistance to Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami?

 A) INS Mysore

 B) INS Rajput

 C) INS Shardul

 D) INS Gharial 

 Answer: D) INS Gharial