{"id":90835,"date":"2020-01-29T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T11:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=90835"},"modified":"2020-01-29T11:19:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T11:19:35","slug":"india-successfully-test-fires-k-4-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/india-successfully-test-fires-k-4-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"India successfully test-fires K-4 missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements:<br> (1) India successfully test-fires 3,500 km intermediate-range nuclear-capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-4, off Andhra Pradesh coast.<br> (2) K-4 is one of the two underwater missiles that are being developed by India for its submarine force.<br> The correct statement\/s is \/are:<br> (a) Only (1) <br> (b) Only (2) <br> (c) Both (1) and (2)<br> (d) None of the above<br> Answer: (c)<br> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On January 19, 2020, India successfully test-fired 3,500 km intermediate-range nuclear-capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-4, off Andhra Pradesh coast.<\/li><li>The test-firing was carried out from an underwater platform in the sea during the daytime.<\/li><li>The test conducted from a pontoon (replica of a submarine) nearly 30 nautical miles from Vishakhapatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh and was highly successful. <\/li><li>The trial was carried in association with Strategic Forces Command (SFC) while the DRDO provided all logistic supports. <\/li><li>The intermediate-range nuclear-capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-4 is one of the two underwater missiles that are being developed by India for its submarine forces.<\/li><li>It is considered as world\u2019s best missile in its class, K-4 is about 12 metre in length with a diametre of 1.3 metre. It weighs around 17 tonne and can carry warhead weighing up to two tonne and the missile is powered by solid rocket propellant. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/odisha\/2020\/jan\/20\/india-successfully-test-fires-3500-km-nuclear-capable-missile-k-4-2091838.html\">https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/odisha\/2020\/jan\/20\/india-successfully-test-fires-3500-km-nuclear-capable-missile-k-4-2091838.html<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/india-successfully-test-fires-nuclear-capable-k-4-ballistic-missile-off-andhra-pradesh-coast\/articleshow\/73386452.cms?from=mdr\">https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/india-successfully-test-fires-nuclear-capable-k-4-ballistic-missile-off-andhra-pradesh-coast\/articleshow\/73386452.cms?from=mdr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements: (1) India successfully test-fires 3,500 km intermediate-range nuclear-capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-4, off Andhra Pradesh coast. (2) K-4 is one of the two underwater missiles that are being developed by India for its submarine force. The correct statement\/s is \/are: (a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (c) Both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":90837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1123],"tags":[3067],"class_list":["post-90835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-snes","tag-scientific"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90835","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=90835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90835\/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\/90837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90835"}],"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=90835"},{"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=90835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}