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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India successfully conducted the maiden flight test of which indigenously-developed, surface-to-surface missile off the Odisha coast?
A
Pralay
B
Parvati
C
Prabal
D
Prakash
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Maiden test of Pralay surface-to-surface missile successful.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ministry of Defence said that Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO, successfully carried out a training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the Odisha coast.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army on Thursday successfully completed six flight tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Prithvi missile system comprises various tactical Surface-to-Surface Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM). Its development began in 1983, and it was India’s first indigenous ballistic missile. It was first test-fired in 1988, from Sriharikota, SHAR Centre. It has a range of from 150 to 300 km.

Detailed explanation-5: -Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on November 02, 2022.

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