Defence | 03 Jun 2026

INS Surat Nilgiri Vaghsheer commissioning

INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer were commissioned together at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 15 January 2025.

SSC Banking Railway UPSC State Exams Difficulty: Easy Importance: 80/10

What happened

INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer were commissioned together at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 15 January 2025. This update is useful for exam-oriented current affairs revision under Defence.

Key point: INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer were commissioned together at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 15 January 2025. Exam relevance: The fact can be asked directly in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC and state exam current affairs sections.

Why it matters

Useful for one-liner current affairs, static-GK linkage and quick revision.

Static GK

  • Defence fact: INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer were commissioned together at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 15 January 2025.

MCQ Practice

1. Which three naval combatants were commissioned together on 15 January 2025?
  • INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer
  • INS Vikrant, INS Arihant and INS Chakra
  • INS Delhi, INS Mumbai and INS Kolkata
  • INS Talwar, INS Trishul and INS Tabar

Answer: INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer

Why: Correct answer: A. INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer were commissioned together at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 15 January 2025. Therefore, option A is correct.

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