On March 26, 2025, off the coast of which of the following states was the…
2021
On March 26, 2025, off the coast of which of the following states was the VLSRSAM successfully flight-tested?
Answer: B. Odisha — ConceptAn event-location current-affairs question is resolved by matching the date and event in the stem with the site named in an authoritative release. The…
- A.
Kerala
- B.
Odisha
- C.
Goa
- D.
Gujarat
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Correct answer: B
Concept
An event-location current-affairs question is resolved by matching the date and event in the stem with the site named in an authoritative release. The coastal state of the test range—not the missile developer or operating service—determines the location.
Application
The Ministry of Defence Press Information Bureau release dated March 26, 2025 states that DRDO and the Indian Navy conducted the VLSRSAM flight test from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
Contrast
Kerala is on India’s south-western Arabian Sea coast, whereas the cited release locates this event at Chandipur.
Odisha contains Chandipur on the Bay of Bengal coast, the test-range location named in the release.
Goa is on India’s western Arabian Sea coast and is not the Chandipur location named in the release.
Gujarat is on India’s north-western Arabian Sea coast and is not the Chandipur location named in the release.
Cross-check
The release is internally consistent: it names the test site as Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, and explicitly places it off the coast of Odisha.
Therefore, the state is Odisha.