Defence | 03 Jun 2026

INS Nilgiri project

INS Nilgiri is the first ship of the P17A Stealth Frigate Project.

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

What happened

INS Nilgiri is the first ship of the P17A Stealth Frigate Project. This update is useful for exam-oriented current affairs revision under Defence.

Key point: INS Nilgiri is the first ship of the P17A Stealth Frigate Project. 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 Nilgiri is the first ship of the P17A Stealth Frigate Project.

MCQ Practice

1. INS Nilgiri is the first ship of which project?

P17A Stealth Frigate Project
P75 Scorpene Project
Project 15B Destroyer Project
Arihant-class Project

Answer: P17A Stealth Frigate Project

Why: Correct answer: A. INS Nilgiri is the first ship of the P17A Stealth Frigate Project. Therefore, option A is correct.

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