Question: Who amongst the following recently flagged off ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’?
(a) Manohar Parrikar
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) Admiral Sunil Lamba
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On September 10th, 2017, Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged off the Indian Navy’s expedition’Navika Sagar Parikrama’.
- This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew and shall attempt to circumnavigate the globe on Indian Navy’s sailing vessel INSV Tarini.
- Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) started its journey with an all women crew from INS Mandovi boat pool, Goa.
- The expedition will be covered in five legs, with stop-overs at 4 ports viz. Fremantle (Australia), Lyttleton (New Zealand), Port Stanley (Falklands), and Cape Town (South Africa).
- The crew is expected to return to Goa in April 2018, on completion of the voyage.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170645
https://twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/906804113710518273
http://mnaidunia.jagran.com/national-defence-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-flagging-off-ceremony-of-navika-sagar-parikrama-1310424