Consider the following statements regarding “INS Arihant”: 1. It is India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine. 2. It is a ship submersible ballistic, nuclear (SSBN) submarine. 3. French designers assisted in building the Arihant. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 3 only

Answer: B

Notes:

INS Arihant is India’s first nuclear-powered submarine.

The ship submersible ballistic, nuclear (SSBN) submarine was launched at the Indian Navy’s dockyard in Visakhapatnam, which is the headquarters of India’s Eastern Naval Command.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has inaugurated the vessel into the Indian Navy, asserted that the indigenously built submarine would be used for self defence.
The name Arihant derives from two words – Ari meaning enemy and Hanth meaning destroy.
Arihant, India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine, cost $2.9bn.
It was jointly developed by the Indian Navy, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.
Russian designers assisted in building the vessel.

Source: The Hindu

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