Question: Recently the Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Sumitra was on foreign visit to which of the following country?
(a) China
(b) Myanmar
(c) Malaysia
(d) Indonesia
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- The Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Sumitra was on a two day visit from 10-12 Oct 2016 of Surabaya, Indonesia.
- The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing maritime security cooperation between the two countries.
- India and Indonesia have extensive historic, cultural and maritime linkages.
- Sumitra, is the fourth of the Saryu class ships, based on an indigenous design and constructed by M/s Goa Shipyard Ltd, India.
- Since commissioning in 2014, the ship has been deployed for multiple operational tasks, the most notable being ‘Operation Rahat’, which entailed the evacuation of personnel of various nationalities from war-torn Yemen in 2015.
- The ship has a range of 6,500 nautical miles and is capable of embarking one Dhruv/ Chetak helicopter.
Reference:
http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sumitra-visits-surabaya-indonesia
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=151568