India's Aircraft carriers - Science & Technology

Q.  Consider the following statements about India's Aircraft carriers

1. INS vikramaditya's former name is Admiral Gorshkov
2. Currently India has INS Virat scheduled to be decommissioned by 2016
3. Currently under design INS vishal will be nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- Published on 11 Jul 15

a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All

ANSWER: All
 
INS Vishal is the second Vikrant-class aircraft carrier currently in its design phase, which will be built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy and the second aircraft carrier built in India. It is the first super-carrier to be built in India. Vishal's proposed design would make India the third nation after United States and France to operate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

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