MoD signs ₹498.58-crore deal with Cochin Shipyard to refit INS Betwa – Quiz (11.11.2026)

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MoD signs ₹498.58-crore deal with Cochin Shipyard to refit INS Betwa – Quiz (11.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
With which company was the ₹498.58-crore contract signed to refit INS Betwa and switch it to diesel propulsion?

Correct Answer: A [Cochin Shipyard]

Explanation:

Cochin Shipyard (CSL) – builder of INS Vikrant. It also won the 2023 contract to upgrade INS Beas.

2.  
INS Betwa belongs to which class of frigates?

Correct Answer: D [Brahmaputra class]

Explanation:

Brahmaputra class (Project 16A) – Brahmaputra, Betwa, Beas; built by GRSE, Kolkata. Shivalik is Project 17, Nilgiri Project 17A.

3.  
The Daudhan dam of the Ken–Betwa river-link project lies inside which tiger reserve?

Correct Answer: B [Panna]

Explanation:

Panna (Madhya Pradesh) – dam on the Ken; a 221-km canal carries water to the Betwa. India's first national river-link project.

4.  
Tamil Nadu's coast comes under which command of the Indian Navy?

Correct Answer: C [Eastern Command]

Explanation:

Eastern Naval Command – HQ Visakhapatnam. Southern Command is at Kochi (training); Western Command at Mumbai.

5.  
The Betwa, which gives the ship its name, rises in Madhya Pradesh and joins which river?

Correct Answer: D [Yamuna]

Explanation:

Yamuna – near Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. Orchha stands on the Betwa, which flows through the Bundelkhand region.

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