Question

Consider the following statements: 

1. In November, 2006, DRDO successfully conducted the interception test using Prithvi-II missile. 

2. Prithivi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and can be deployed to guard the metros against air attacks. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

(c) Prithvi Air Defence( (PAD) missile was tested in November 2006, followed by AAD in December 2007. With the test of the PAD missile, India became the fourth country to have successfully developed an Anti-ballistic missile system, after United States, Russia, and Israel. On 6 March 2009, India again successfully tested its missile defence shield, during which an incoming "enemy" missile was intercepted at an altitude of 75 km. 

Prithvi is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) .It is also a single-stage liquidfuelled missile having a maximum warhead mounting capability of 500 kg, but with an extended range of 250 km (160 mi).