‘Tejas’ is the name of which one of the following?

‘Tejas’ is the name of which one of the following?

Main battle tank
Nuclear submarine
Light combat aircraft
Aircraft carrier
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2018
Tejas is the name of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) developed by India.
– ‘Tejas’ is a single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
– The Tejas program was launched in the 1980s to replace India’s aging MiG-21 fighters. It achieved Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) in 2013 and Final Operational Clearance (FOC) in 2019.
– Options A, B, and D refer to different types of defence platforms: Main Battle Tank (like Arjun), Nuclear Submarine (like Arihant), and Aircraft Carrier (like INS Vikrant).