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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India scraped $500 million arms deal with this country for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles.
A
Russia
B
Israel
C
Japan
D
US
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spike (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. As of 2007, it is in its fourth generation. It was developed and designed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Nag missile is a Indian third-generation, all-weather, fire-and-forget, lock-on after launch, top-attack, anti-tank guided missile with an operational range of 500 metres to 7000 metres km with the potential of being developed in future versions to 20,000 metres.

Detailed explanation-3: -The name Spike would be familiar to people in India: It is a family of Israeli anti-tank missiles, with the variants primarily differing in range. The Indian Army has inducted a man-portable variant of the Spike, which can destroy tanks and bunkers up to four kilometres away.

Detailed explanation-4: -Israel has become the top exporter of arms to India after Russia. Israel Aerospace Industries, Elbit Systems and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have sizable delegations in India, while a plethora of private companies have opened branches there.

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