Question: India Successfully Tests ‘Pralay’ Missile. When DRDO was founded?
a) 1958
b) 1978
c) 1972
d) None of these.
Ans:a
Related Facts:
- India successfully test fired the short-range, surface-to-surface guided ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ off the Odisha coast in Balasore. On December 22,2021.
- The solid-fuel, battlefield missile developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation is based on the Prithvi Defence Vehicle from the Indian ballistic missile programme.
- The missile, launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island.
- Pralay is a quasi ballistic surface-to-surface missile. The advanced missile has been developed in a way to able to defeat interceptor missiles.
- High Light points:
- Ballistic missiles are powered by rockets initially but then they follow an unpowered, free-falling trajectory toward their targets.
- There are four general classifications of ballistic missiles:
- Short-range ballistic missiles, traveling less than 1,000 kilometers (approximately 620 miles).
- Medium-range ballistic missiles, traveling between 1,000–3,000 kilometers (approximately 620-1,860 miles);
- Intermediate-range ballistic missiles, traveling between 3,000–5,500 kilometers (approximately 1,860-3,410 miles)
- Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), traveling more than 5,500 kilometers.
By – Pawan Mishra
Links:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-successfully-tests-pralay-missile-off-odisha-coast-2664670