Hi Everyone!! This article will share India’s Maritime Marvel Questions & Answers.
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India’s Maritime Marvel Questions & Answers
Question 1: Who was Uncle Vikrant?
Answer: Uncle Vikrant was Aman’s Uncle who served in the Indian Navy.
Question 2: How many ships and aircrafts does the Indian Navy have?
Answer: The Indian Navy has 150 ships and submarines and more than 300 aircrafts.
Question 3: What is a galley?
Answer: A galley is a small kitchen in a warship or a submarine.
Question 4: Which aircraft do pilots in the Indian Navy fly?
Answer: The pilots in the Indian Navy fly a range of aircraft from fighter planes such as MIG29K to a large Boeings to helicopters.
Question 5: What does the family welfare cell of the Indian Navy do?
Answer: The family welfare cell which is manned 24/7 looks after the welfare of the families of the people who are employed by the Navy.
Question 6: The Indian Navy does many other things besides protecting the country. What are they?
Answer: The Indian Navy not only protects the coastline but also the country’s plentiful natural resources. It is a catalyst for peace, tranquility and stability. It provides succour to smaller nations when these nations are in need of humanitarian assistance and relief from natural calamities such as tsunamis, floods and cyclones.
India’s Maritime Marvel Questions & Answers
Question 7: What is Navy Day and why is it important to the Indian Navy?
Answer: Navy Day is celebrated on 4th Dec every year. It is important to the Indian Navy because one of the Indian Navy’s most daring and courageous operations took place on 3rd and 4the December, 1971 during the Indo-Pak War in which many of Pakistani’s ships were destroyed at Karachi harbour.
Question 8: How does the Indian Navy ensure that administration on board a ship or submarine is run smoothly?
Answer: A ship or submarine is commanded by the Commanding Officer (CO) who is assisted by the Executive Officer heading the executive department. The other heads of departments ensure the efficient functioning of their respective departments. The Engineer Officer, the Electrical Officer, the Logistic Officer, all take care of various needs on the ship.
Question 9: Why do you think administration should be efficient on a ship?
Answer: Administration should be efficient on a ship because life at sea is challenging and quick decisions have to be taken. Every individual is entrusted with a specific role for which he has been specially trained. Some officers in the ship would be proficient navigators while others may be experts in the use of weapons such as missiles, guns and torpedoes.
Question 10: Why do you think former US President Theodore Roosevelt said, ‘A good navy is not a provocation for war. It is the surest guarantee of peace’?
Answer: A good navy is not a provocation for war but the surest guarantee of peace. A good navy not only protects the coastline but also ensures that natural resources are safe. It serves as a catalyst for peace, tranquility and stability. Whenever there are natural calamities such as floods, tsunami or cyclone, the Navy rushes to assist the nations that need support and assistance. By providing humanitarian help when required, the Navy is able to enlist the friendship of these nations and usher in peace, not war.
Question 11: What, in your opinion, have been the singular achievements of the Indian Navy?
Answer: In my opinion, singular achievements of the Indian Navy is that ‘The pilots in the Navy could get opportunity to fly a range of aircraft from fighter planes such asMIG-29K to large Boeings to helicopters from small decks of the ships operating over calm to rough seas, by day or night. The Navy also has officers and men who specialize as Marine Commandos (MARCOS) who form the special forces unit of the Indian Navy’.
Question 12: Read the lines and answer the questions:
1. ‘I would like to be a pilot in the Navy. I think it would be dangerous but rewarding.’
a. Who said these words?
Answer: Aman said these words to Uncle Vikrant.
b. Why do you think it would be dangerous?
Answer: It would be dangerous to be a pilot in the Navy because life at sea is full of challenges.
c. Why would it be rewarding?
Answer: It would be rewarding because he would get a range of fighter planes to fly such as MIG21K to large Boeings to helicopters.
2. ‘Are you having second thoughts about joining the Navy?’
a. Who said this and to who?
Answer: Uncle Vikrant said these words to Aman.
b. What does it mean to have second thoughts?
Answer: To have second thoughts means to think over one’s decision, perhaps to change it.
c. Why might the listener be having second thoughts?
Answer: The listener might be having second thoughts because he wanted to know if he would have to spend most of his time at sea.
Question 13: How can we say that life on board a ship or submarine is like a home away from home? Give your reasons and use examples from the text.
Answer: Life on board a ship is like a home away from home as the administration on a ship is efficient and takes care of its inmates. There are different departments which are assigned different responsibilities. The Engineer Officer maintains the ship, and the Electrical Officer maintains the capability to generate and distribute electricity on-board and looks after the weapons and sensors. The Logistics Officer looks after the supply of food, clothing and fuel and ensures that the men are well taken care of. A small kitchen which is called the galley is the life of the vessel wherein two or three cooks working round the clock in a small, confined space produce sumptuous and hygienic meals for their shipmates. While the ship is at sea, the families are taken care of by the family welfare cell which works 24/7.
So, these were India’s Maritime Marvel Questions & Answers.