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IASV Triveni, the yacht used for Samudra Pradakshina, was built in which city?

Correct answer: (D) Puducherry.

IASV Triveni, the 50-foot indigenous yacht used for Samudra Pradakshina, was built in Puducherry.

  1. (A)

    Visakhapatnam

  2. (B)

    Kochi

  3. (C)

    Mumbai

  4. (D)

    Puducherry

Explanation

IASV Triveni was built in Puducherry. Hindustan Times reported that the tri-service officers on Samudra Pradakshina would travel onboard IASV Triveni, describing it as a 50-foot yacht indigenously built in Puducherry. Samudra Pradakshina commenced from the Gateway of India in Mumbai, while IASV Triveni's construction took place in Puducherry. The 50-foot indigenous yacht's Puducherry origin distinguishes the asset's build location from the voyage's launch location.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Visakhapatnam is wrong because Hindustan Times identifies Puducherry, not Visakhapatnam, as the place where IASV Triveni was indigenously built.
  • (B) Kochi is wrong because the build location was Puducherry, not Kochi.
  • (C) Mumbai is wrong because the expedition commenced from the Gateway of India in Mumbai, while the yacht itself was built in Puducherry.

Concept

RAS current-affairs preparation often requires precise recall around defence and maritime expeditions, especially the distinction between an event's launch location and an asset's origin. Official and reported defence initiatives often appear in RAS preparation as compact factual points.

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