Science & Technology / Defence · 25 Jul 2026

Mahe-class ASW-SWC

Consider the following pairs: List I (Item) - List II (Correct Association) 1. Mahe-class ASW-SWC - Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited 2. Arnala-class ASW-SWC - Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata 3. Abhay-class corvettes - The predecessor fleet decommissioned between 2017 and 2025 4. INS Malvan - The first of eight Mahe-class ships to be commissioned How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

AOnly one pair

BOnly two pairs

COnly three pairs

DAll four pairs

This question is based on: How submarine hunter Malvan will help shield India's coastline

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Why in news

The Indian Navy commissioned INS Malvan, its second Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, at Karwar, built with over 80 percent indigenous content to close a littoral defence gap left by the retired Abhay-class corvettes.

Why for UPSC

UPSC often tests precise numerical/positional details (e.g., "second of eight," not "first of eight") within an otherwise accurate cluster of facts about a defence platform - a common way to test careful reading versus assumption.

Prelims summary

INS Malvan is the second of eight Mahe-class ASW-SWCs built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, part of a 16-ship programme (with GRSE building the Arnala-class) that replaces the retired Abhay-class corvettes.

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