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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name of the nation that successfully test-fired an indigenous cruise missile on April 23, 2019?
A
Pakistan
B
China
C
North Korea
D
India
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India successfully test-fires surface to surface BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Andaman and Nicobar.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘Manik’ STFE is designed to propel ‘Nirbhay’ ITCM, which is also India’s first indigenously built cruise missile. A two-stage missile, it is fueled by a solid rocket motor booster developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL).

Detailed explanation-3: -Army successfully tests BrahMos supersonic cruise missile: All you need to know | Latest News India - Hindustan Times.

Detailed explanation-4: -Developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) lab of DRDO, the ITCM technology demonstrator uses the sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay platform for validating the STFE of 450 KGF thrust class. The country’s first cruise missile Nirbhay was equipped with Russian origin NPO Saturn 36MT turbofan.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 1 i.e Subsonic Cruise missile.

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