CAPF AC 2021 Q118: Current Affairs – International Conflicts & Security
- (a) M/s Bharati Shipyard Limited
- (b) M/s Cochin Shipyard Limited
- (c) M/s Hindustan Shipyard Limited
- (d) M/s Goa Shipyard Limited
Answer: (d) M/s Goa Shipyard Limited
Explanation
ICGS Sajag
How to think: offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Coast Guard have been built in recent years mainly by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
Sajag was the third of a series of five OPVs built by GSL.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ship | ICGS Sajag, offshore patrol vessel |
| Built by | Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama |
| Commissioned | 29 May 2021, by the National Security Adviser |
| Length | About 105 metres |
| Based at | Porbandar, Gujarat |
Defence shipyards under the Ministry of Defence:
| Shipyard | Place |
|---|---|
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders | Mumbai |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers | Kolkata |
| Goa Shipyard | Goa |
| Hindustan Shipyard | Visakhapatnam |
Cochin Shipyard, which built INS Vikrant, is under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Answer: (d) M/s Goa Shipyard Limited.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Bharati Shipyard is a private yard and did not build Sajag.
- (b) Incorrect. Cochin Shipyard built the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
- (c) Incorrect. Hindustan Shipyard is at Visakhapatnam and did not build this vessel.
- (d) CORRECT. ICGS Sajag was designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
Key point
ICGS Sajag: 105 m offshore patrol vessel, third of five by Goa Shipyard Limited, commissioned 29 May 2021, based at Porbandar. Coast Guard motto: Vayam Rakshamah (We Protect). Coast Guard formed in 1978.
Remember
Coast Guard OPV Sajag: Goa Shipyard, May 2021.
Common mistakes
- Marking Cochin Shipyard because it is the best-known shipbuilder.
- Mixing up Goa Shipyard with Garden Reach of Kolkata, which builds warships for the Navy.
- Confusing ICGS Sajag with earlier ships of the same series, Sachet and Sujeet.
Exam tip
Educated guess: for Coast Guard patrol vessels, Goa Shipyard is the usual builder. For aircraft carriers think Cochin; for destroyers and submarines think Mazagon Dock.
Sources
- Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Defence — NSA commissions Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel Sajag (29 May 2021)
- Goa Shipyard Limited — offshore patrol vessel projects for the Indian Coast Guard