INS Vikrant : India's first aircraft carrier- Science & Technology

Q.  Consider the following statement

1. HMS Hermes in the Royal British Navy was inducted in Indian navy as INS-Viraat
2. It will be decommissioned in at Visakhapatnam in February 2016.
3. It is India's first aircraft carrier.

Which of the above statements are not true?

- Published on 30 Mar 15

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Only 3
d. All of the above

ANSWER: Only 3
 
INS Vikrant (Hercules for the British Royal Navy) , decommissioned in 1997 was first aircraft carrier of India.Royal British Navy's HMS Hermes was inducted in Indian navy in 1987 as INS-Viraat. It had participated in the Falkland wars the aircraft carrier. Navy planning to decommission it in 2016, because of expensive repair work & its technology became obsolete.

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