Current context: India test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile off Odisha coast on 3rd Dec 19.
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
- The user trial of the Prithvi-II missile was conducted from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.
- The missile weighs about 4,600 kg and is capable of carrying 500 to 1000 kilograms of warheads.
- The target range of the missile is 350 km and is thrust by liquid propulsion twin engines.
- Prithvi-II is the first missile that has been developed by the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
- The trail was conducted to reconfirms the Army’s readiness to fire it at short notice.
- The missile is developed by the joint collaboration of DRDO and Bharat Dynamics Limited.
Question:
Q.1 Choose the correct statement in the context of Prithvi-II missile?- It is indigenously developed by DRDO in collaboration with ISRO
- It is the first missile that has been developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
