Q. Consider the following statements regarding the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN): 1.INS Arihant is India’s first indigenous SSBN. 2.India is the only Asian country with an SSBN. 3.India has recently launched its fourth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine known as S4*. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. INS Arihant is India’s first indigenously developed nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. India has recently launched its fourth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, known as S4*. This submarine is larger and more advanced than India’s first such submarine, INS Arihant.
Statement 2 is incorrect. China also possesses nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, making India not the only Asian country with such capabilities.
Source: The Hindu
