Which one of the following statements about ‘INS Tarmugli’ is not corr

Which one of the following statements about ‘INS Tarmugli’ is not correct ?

  • (a) It is a fast attack craft commissioned by the Indian Navy.
  • (b) It was commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
  • (c) It was given by the Government of India to Sri Lankan Naval Force in 2006 and returned to the Indian Navy in May 2023.
  • (d) It is supposed to be used for coastal surveillance.
It is a fast attack craft commissioned by the Indian Navy.
It was commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
It was given by the Government of India to Sri Lankan Naval Force in 2006 and returned to the Indian Navy in May 2023.
It is supposed to be used for coastal surveillance.
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2024
Statement (c) is not correct. While the vessel has a history of being transferred between India and Sri Lanka, the statement misrepresents the names and the sequence in relation to ‘INS Tarmugli’. The vessel was originally commissioned as INS Tillanchang by the Indian Navy. It was gifted to the Sri Lankan Navy in 2006 and named SLNS Ayesha. After being returned to India in May 2023, it was subsequently re-commissioned by the Indian Navy as INS Tarmugli in December 2023. Therefore, INS Tarmugli itself was not given and returned; it was a different vessel name during that period, and it was commissioned *after* being returned.
– INS Tarmugli is indeed a fast attack craft commissioned by the Indian Navy (a).
– It was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam (b).
– Fast attack craft are used for coastal surveillance and patrolling (d).
– The historical transfer involved the vessel named INS Tillanchang (later SLNS Ayesha) which was later re-commissioned as INS Tarmugli.
INS Tarmugli belongs to the Fast Attack Craft (FAC) class. Its commissioning enhances the operational capabilities of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet.