Q. Consider the following statements on Prithvi-II missile:
- It is a surface-to-surface missile.
- It is a double stage liquid-fuelled missile.
- Its naval variant has the code-name Dhanush.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Only 1
Notes:
- Prithvi-II is an indigenously developed Surface-to-Surface Missile Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM),which has a range of around 250 km-350km and can carry a one tonne payload.
- It is a single-stage liquid-fuelled missile.
- While the missile was inducted into India's Strategic Forces Command for the first time in 2003, it was the first missile developed under the IGMDP.
- It is developed by DRDO under its Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
- The naval variant of Prithvi I and Prithvi III class missiles have the code-name