Consider the following statements with reference to the first-ever indigenous Polar Research Vessel (PRV) to be built in India: 1. The PRV will be totally indigenous to be built without support of any other country. 2. The vessel will be designed and executed at the Cochin Shipyard of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements with reference to the first-ever indigenous Polar Research Vessel (PRV) to be built in India:
1.The PRV will be totally indigenous to be built without support of any other country.
2.The vessel will be designed and executed at the Cochin Shipyard of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation: Both Statements are incorrect

Statement 1 is incorrect: India to build first-ever indigenous Polar Research Vessel with Norwegian firm. An MoU has been signed between the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, and Norway’s Kongsberg Oslo to build the PRV.

Statement 2 is incorrect: GRSE, which has built warships, survey and research vessels, will build the PRV in its yard in Kolkata.

Source: NewsOnAir

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