{"id":25638,"date":"2017-05-08T12:04:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=25638"},"modified":"2017-05-08T12:04:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:04:20","slug":"agni-ii-ballistic-missile-test-fired-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/agni-ii-ballistic-missile-test-fired-successfully\/","title":{"rendered":"Agni-II Ballistic Missile Test Fired Successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements about Agni-II and find out correct statement(s) using the codes given below.<br \/>\n1. It was successfully test fired from a defense test facility in Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the coast of Odisha on May 04, 2017.<br \/>\n2. It is a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface missile with a range of 700 km.<br \/>\n3. It has two solid fuel stages.<br \/>\nCode:<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Only (1)<br \/>\n(b) (1) and (3)<br \/>\n(c) (2) and (3)<br \/>\n(d) (1) and (2)<br \/>\n<strong>Ans (b)<br \/>\nRelated facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On May 04, 2017, India successfully test fired Agni-II ballistic missile from a defence test facility in the Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the coast of Odisha.<\/li>\n<li>The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted from Launch Complex-4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR).<\/li>\n<li>The trial was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian Army under the Technical Supervision of Scientists of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).<\/li>\n<li>Agni-II missile is a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface missile.<\/li>\n<li>It has a strike range of more than 2,000 km. It is 20 metres long, weighs 17 tonnes and can carry a payload of 1,000 kg.<\/li>\n<li>It is notable that earlier it was successfully tested on November 09, 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/airworldservice.org\/english\/archives\/45829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/airworldservice.org\/english\/archives\/45829<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/current-affairs\/india-successfully-test-fires-nuclear-capable-agni-ii-ballistic-missile-117050400370_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/current-affairs\/india-successfully-test-fires-nuclear-capable-agni-ii-ballistic-missile-117050400370_1.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/science\/science\/040517\/india-successfully-test-fires-agni-ii-ballistic-missile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/science\/science\/040517\/india-successfully-test-fires-agni-ii-ballistic-missile.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements about Agni-II and find out correct statement(s) using the codes given below. 1. It was successfully test fired from a defense test facility in Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the coast of Odisha on May 04, 2017. 2. 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