India test fires anti-ship version of BrahMos

Current Context: The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

• It was test-fired from INS Ranvijay in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.
• Its strike range observed was 300 km and it successfully hit the target ship near Car Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal.
• The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is developed by BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd. It is the joint venture of India and Russia. 
• The anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has a maximum speed of 3450 kmph. 
• Also recently, the land version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was test-fired from Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. 
• Static Part: 
• Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh

Question: 

Q.1 The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is developed by BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, which is the joint venture of India and ____?
a. Russia
b. United States
c. Vietnam
d. France