Akash, developed by the DRDO, is best described as a:
- A.Medium-range surface-to-air missile
- B.Submarine-launched ballistic missile
- C.Anti-radiation missile
- D.Subsonic cruise missile
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, medium-range surface-to-air missile. Akash was one of the five missiles of the IGMDP and is meant to destroy aircraft and helicopters at medium range. It is notable for using a ramjet engine, which lets it keep thrust through the flight, and it works with the Rajendra phased array radar. Both the Army and the Air Force use it, and an export version has been cleared by the government.
Option B describes the K series, the K-15 or Sagarika and the K-4, built for the Arihant class of submarines. Option C describes Rudram, the air-launched missile that homes in on enemy radars. Option D describes Nirbhay, the long-range cruise missile powered by a turbofan engine. Each is a real Indian system, so the answer turns on the role of Akash as an air defence missile.
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Practice Questions
View allIn which year was the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme approved by the Government of India?
- A.1974
- B.1983
- C.1991
- D.1998
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The Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, usually written IGMDP, was approved in 1983 and placed under the Defence Research and Development Organisation, with A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as its head.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following missiles was NOT one of the five developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme?
- A.Trishul
- B.Nag
- C.BrahMos
- D.Akash
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The five missiles of the IGMDP were Prithvi, Agni, Trishul, Akash and Nag. BrahMos came later and from a different route altogether, as a joint venture between India and Russia, and it is a supersonic cruise missile, while the IGMDP produced ballistic and guided missiles of Indian design.
Read the full explanation →The name of the BrahMos missile is derived from the names of which two rivers?
- A.Brahmaputra and Moskva
- B.Brahmaputra and Volga
- C.Beas and Moskva
- D.Brahmaputra and Danube
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BrahMos is built by a joint venture of India and Russia, and its name joins the Brahmaputra of India with the Moskva of Russia to mark the partnership.
Read the full explanation →Nag, developed by the DRDO, is which type of missile?
- A.Surface-to-air missile
- B.Anti-tank guided missile
- C.Air-to-air missile
- D.Intercontinental ballistic missile
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Nag is a third generation anti-tank guided missile of the fire and forget kind, which means the operator can leave cover once the missile has locked on to the target.
Read the full explanation →Astra, developed indigenously by India, is which kind of missile?
- A.Surface-to-surface
- B.Beyond-visual-range air-to-air
- C.Anti-tank
- D.Anti-ship
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Astra is fired from a fighter aircraft at another aircraft that is still beyond the pilot's sight, which is what beyond visual range means, and it uses an active radar seeker in its final phase.
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