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Question
Project Varsha, India's new naval base under construction is near which of the following Cities?
Options
Kochi
Karwar
Visakhapatnam
Chennai
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Solution
Visakhapatnam
Explanation:
INS Varsha is a new naval base being developed under Project Varsha for the Indian Navy. This base will be the home of the navy's new fleet of nuclear submarines and ships. It was planned to be located within a radius of approximately 200 kilometers (124.27 statute miles) from Visakhapatnam, the headquarters of the navy's Eastern Naval Command.
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