Question

Which is the largest shipyard in India?
a. Kolkata
b. Kochi
c. Mumbai
d. Visakhapatnam

Answer 1

Hint:
The place is located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated near the district Ernakulam. The capital of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram. It was founded in 1972.

Complete solution:
The Kochi Port is also called Cochin port. It is the largest shipyard in India. The total area of Kochi is 94.88 Km sq. The subsidiaries of the cochin shipyard include Hooghly cochin shipyard limited and Tebma shipyards limited. Its services include Ship design, shipbuilding, and ship repair. Its chairman is Madhu S. Nair. The status of the company is the mini Ratna. One of the key features of this shipyard includes the training of graduate engineers in the field of marine engineering. MV Rani Padmini was the first ship to roll out of Cochin shipyard in the year 1981. The company is also involved in the repairing of the ships of the Indian navy, Indian coastguard, fisheries, and ONGC. India’s largest double hull Aframax tankers were delivered by this shipyard. As per the latest news, the shipyard is building India’s first aircraft carrier called INS Vikrant.

Additional Information – The motto of INS Vikrant is “ I defeat those who fight against me”. The design of the ship began in the year 1999. The speed of this ship is 52 Km/h. It’s crew members include 196 officers. The ship was launched by Elizabeth Antony on 12th August 2013.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Kerala is located on the Malabar coast. The governor of Kerala is Arif Mohammad Khan. The CM of Kerala is Pinarayi Vijayan. The state has a total of 14 districts. Its official language is Malayalam.