{"id":26704,"date":"2017-06-02T12:59:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T12:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=26704"},"modified":"2017-06-02T13:00:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T13:00:42","slug":"prithvi-ii-missile-successfully-test-fired-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/prithvi-ii-missile-successfully-test-fired-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question: What is the strike range of Prithiv-II missile?<\/strong>
\n(a) 200 Km
\n(b) 250 Km
\n(c) 300 Km
\n(d) 350 Km
\nAns: (d)
\nRelated Fact :<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 On June 2, 2017 India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army.
\n\u2022 The trial of the Prithvi-II missile was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range) at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha.
\n\u2022 Prithvi \u2013II is a surface to surface missile and has a strike range of 350 km.
\n\u2022 The Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines. It uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target with precision and accuracy.
\n\u2022 Prithvi-II was randomly chosen for test from the production stock. Launch activities were carried out by the specially formed strategic force command and monitored by the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of training exercise.
\n\u2022 The missile trajectory was tracked by the DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha.<\/p>\n

Good to Know:
\nPrithvi-II missile was developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). This programme was conceived by renowned scientist and late former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam to enable India attain self sufficiency in the field of missile technology. This programme was approved by the government on July 26, 1983. The missiles developed under IGMDP were:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Short range surface-to-surface missile (code-named Prithvi)
\n\u2022 Intermediate range surface-to-surface missile (code-named Agni)
\n\u2022 Short range low-level surface-to-air missile (code-named Trishul)
\n\u2022 Medium range surface-to-air missile (code-named Akash)
\n\u2022 Third-generation anti-tank missile (code-named Nag).<\/p>\n

The Agni missile was initially conceived in the IGMDP as a technology demonstrator project in the form of a re-entry vehicle, and was later upgraded to a ballistic missile with different ranges. As part of this program, the Interim Test Range at Balasore in Orissa was also developed for missile testing.
\nVariants of Prithvi Missile:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Missile<\/strong><\/td>\nWarhead<\/strong><\/td>\nPayload (kg)<\/strong><\/td>\nRange (km)<\/strong><\/td>\nFuel\/Stages<\/strong><\/td>\nWeight (kg)<\/strong><\/td>\nIn service<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prithvi-I<\/td>\nNuclear, HE, submunitions, FAE, chemical<\/td>\n1,000<\/td>\n150<\/td>\nSingle stage liquid<\/td>\n4,400<\/td>\n1988<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prithvi-II<\/td>\nNuclear, HE, submunitions, FAE, chemical<\/td>\n350\u2013750<\/td>\n350<\/td>\nSingle stage liquid<\/td>\n4,600<\/td>\n1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prithvi-III<\/td>\nNuclear, HE, submunitions, FAE, chemical<\/td>\n500\u20131,000<\/td>\n350\u2013600<\/td>\nSingle stage solid<\/td>\n5,600<\/td>\n2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Reference:<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/prithvi-ii-missile-successfully-test-fired\/article18705455.ece?utm_source=pushnotifications&utm_campaign=pushnotifications<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.brahmos.com\/content.php?id=10&sid=25<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Question: What is the strike range of Prithiv-II missile? (a) 200 Km (b) 250 Km (c) 300 Km (d) 350 Km Ans: (d) Related Fact : \u2022 On June 2, 2017 India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":26705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1131],"tags":[3119],"class_list":["post-26704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dssn","tag-science-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}