Current context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) displayed Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Weapon System at Rajpath in the Republic Day parade on 26th January 2020.
a. China, France, USA, Russia
b. India, Japan, USA, Russia
c. Japan, Russia, France, USA
d. India, US, Russia, China
- DRDO launched ‘Mission Shakti’, India’s first anti-satellite technology A-SAT mission in March 2019 from the Dr AP J Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
- The system destroyed a live orbiting satellite in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a "Hit to Kill" mode with 10-centimetre accuracy.
- The first time developed covert technology of ‘hit to kill’, enables to destroy an enemy satellite by directly colliding with it with pin-point accuracy.
- It can destroy a missile approaching it at a high speed of nearly 11 km per second.
- The technology placed India at par with the club of three nations- US, Russia and China, which possess this capability.
Question:
Q.1 Which countries possess the capability of A-SAT Weapon System in the world?a. China, France, USA, Russia
b. India, Japan, USA, Russia
c. Japan, Russia, France, USA
d. India, US, Russia, China
