Night Trial of Prithvi-II Missile

Question- On February 21st, 2018, India successfully conducted a night trial of Prithvi-II missile from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Balasore district of Odisha. It is a-
(a) Surface to Air
(b) Air to Surface
(c) Surface to Surface
(d) Air to Air
Answer: (c) 
Related facts:

  • On February 21st, 2018, India successfully conducted a night trial of the indigenously built nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from Chandipur in Balasore district of Odisha.
  • Prithvi- II missile was launched by a mobile launcher from the launch site.
  • This test of Prithvi- II was done by the Army’s Strategic Force Command (SFC) under regular user testing.
  • It is noteworthy that Prithvi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and its ranging capacity is 350 km is.
  • It was developed under Defense Guided Missile Development Program by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
  • Its length is about 9 meters and it is a single step fluid propellant-powered missile.
  • This is capable of carrying the warhead of 500 to 1000 kg.
  • Army’s Strategic Force Command had deployed Prithvi-II in 2003.
  • Earlier, it was successfully tested on February 7t, 2018.

Reference:                                              
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-test-fires-prithvi-ii-off-odisha-coast-1815595
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-successfully-conducts-night-trial-of-prithvi-ii-missile/articleshow/63019250.cms