Q. Which of the following corvettes is/are part of Kamorta-class corvettes?

1. INS Khurki
2. INS Kiltan
3. INS Kavaratti
4. INS Kadmatt

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: Only 2, 3 & 4
Notes: INS Khukri, the first indigenously built Missile Corvette, was decommissioned on 23 Dec 2021 after 32 years of service. It was constructed by Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders on 23 Aug 1989. The Kamorta-class corvettes, or Project 28, are India's first anti-submarine warfare stealth corvettes, built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata. Approved in 2003, the lead ship, INS Kamorta, began construction on 12 Aug 2005, with all four corvettes commissioned between 2014 and 2020. The Veer-class corvettes, a customized Indian variant of the Soviet Tarantul class, form the 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron and participated in Operation Trident and Operation Python during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. The Abhay-class corvettes, customized variants of the Soviet Pauk-class, are designed for coastal patrol and anti-submarine warfare, with three vessels currently in service: INS Ahay, INS Ajay, and INS Akshay.

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