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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 100

Which aircraft carrier was formally inducted into the Indian Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the year 2014?

  1. INS Vikrant

  2. INS Vikramaditya

  3. INS Viraat

  4. INS Chakra

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Answer: (B) INS Vikramaditya

Explanation

INS Vikramaditya, a modified Russian Kiev-class carrier (formerly Admiral Gorshkov), was commissioned in November 2013 and formally dedicated to the nation by PM Narendra Modi in June 2014. INS Viraat was retired in 2017, and the indigenous INS Vikrant was commissioned in 2022.