Saleha Pervez, Mansi Garg and, Poonam Singh Solutions for Chapter: Indian Defence Programme, Exercise 1: Self Check

Consider the following facts:
$1$. Prithvi is a short-range surface-to-surface missile.
$2$. Trishul is a short-range low-level surface-to-surface missile.
$3$. Akash is a medium-range surface-to-air missile.
$4$. Nag is a third-generation anti-tank missile.
Which of the statements given above is correct?

Consider the following statements about the Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Programme:
$1$. It is a two-tiered system consisting of two interceptor missiles.
$2$. Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) missile is for a high-altitude interception while the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile is for a low-altitude interception.
$3$. Exo-atmospheric range varies between $50 and 80 km$ approximately while the endo-atmospheric range is up to $30 km$ approximately.
Which of the statements given above is correct?

Consider the following statements about Astra missile:
$1.$ It is an active radar Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air to Air Missile (AAM) developed by the DRDO.
$2.$ Its operational range is beyond 300 km.
$3.$ It is a solid-fuel rocket.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are not true about Nag Missile?

1. It is India's third-generation fire and forget type anti-tank missile.
2. Its land version is to be carried by a tracked vehicle known as NAMICA.
3. It can engage targets at ranges of 20-25 km.
4. Helina stands for Helicopter launched Nag.

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Consider the following statements about Nishant:

$1$. It is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
$2$.  Nishant is primarily tasked with intelligence gathering over enemy territory and reconnaissance.
$3$. It can be catapult-launched and recovered by using a parachute.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following is/is not a UAV?

$1$. Lakshya

$2$. Nishant

$3$. Rustom

$4$. Tejas

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are not true about BrahMos?

1. It is a supersonic cruise missile.
2. It is the world's fastest cruise missile and can also evade enemy radar.
3. It has a maximum range of $700 km$.

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