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Shaurya Missile
Consider the following statements with reference to the Shaurya missile:
- Shaurya is a land variant of short-range Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-15 Sagarika.
- It belong to the K missile family — codenamed after late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam — which are launched from Arihant class of nuclear submarines.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A |
Only 1
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B |
Both 1 and 2
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C |
Only 2
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D |
Neither 1 nor 2
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
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Explanation :
In a major success amid the ongoing border crisis with China, India on 3rd October, 2020, successfully test-fired a new version of nuclear-capable Shaurya missile off the coast of Odisha.
About Shaurya Missile
- It is a land variant of short-range Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-15 Sagarika.
- It belong to the K missile family — codenamed after late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam — which are launched from Arihant class of nuclear submarines.
- It is a two-stage rocket missile having a strike range of around 800 kilometres.
- When fired, the missile in the final phase of its course moves at hypersonic speeds before reaching a height of 40 km as it gets closer to its target.
- The missile is less vulnerable to anti-ballistic missile defence systems due to its high maneuverability.
- The K family of missiles are primarily Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) and are named after DrKalam.
- Because these missiles are to be launched from submarines, they are lighter, smaller and stealthier than their land-based counterparts, the Agni series of missiles.
- K family are primarily submarine-fired missiles to be fired from India’s Arihant class nuclear powered platforms.
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