Agni-IV missile successfully test fired

Agni-IV missile successfully test fired

Question: Recently Agni-IV missile was successfully test fired from a road-mobile launcher on Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha coast, it has strike range of-
(a) 3000 Km
(b) 2500 Km
(c) 4000 Km
(d) 3500 Km
Ans:(c)
Related facts:

  • On 2 January 2017; India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV from a road-mobile launcher on Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha coast.
  • Agni-IV is a two-stage, surface-to-surface missile with the strike range of 4,000 km.
  • It can carry a nuclear warhead weighing one tone.
  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed the missile.
  • It is 20 meters long and weighs 17 tonnes.
  • Both its stages are powered by solid propellants.
  • The last trial conducted by the specially formed strategic force command (SFC) of Indian Army on November 9, 2015 was also successful.

Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Agni-IV-missile-successfully-test-fired/article16977450.ece
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/agni-iv-agni-v-ballistic-missile-launch-test-fire-successful-odisha-nukes/1/847631.html