Q. With reference to Yuan Wang 5, consider the following statements;
1.It is a Chinese ship that is en route to Hambantota, a strategically important deep-sea port.
2.It is a Chinese aircraft carrier.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Statement 1 is correct: It is a Chinese ship that is en route to Hambantota, a strategically important deep-sea port.
Statement 2 is incorrect: It is a Chinese “spy ship” that is used for research and survey operations. ‘Yuan Wang’-class ships are used to track satellite, rocket and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches.
China has around seven of these tracking ships that are capable of operating throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. The ships supplement Beijing’s land-based tracking stations.
Source: Indian Express
