Question

16. Consider the following statements –
1. The Government of India launched the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program in 1983 to achieve self-sufficiency in the development and production of wide range of ballistic missiles, surface-to-air missiles etc.
2. Agni was the first missile to be developed under the program.
3. DRDO attempted to build a surface-to-air missile under Project Devil. Variant make use of either liquid or both liquid and solid fuels.
Correct answer code is:

• A. Only 2 and 3
• B. Only 1 and 3
• C. Only 2
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only 1 and 3

1. PRITHVI was the first missile to be developed under the program.
2. Prithvi is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). It is deployed by India's Strategic Forces Command.