The Agni-II is a medium-range ballistic missile developed by India. Its designed range is generally cited as being between 2,000 and 3,000 kilometres. Option B, 2000 km, falls within this commonly accepted range. The other options represent significantly different range classes (500 km is short-range, 3500 km is intermediate- range, 5000 km is long-intermediate/intercontinental-range).
The range of Agni-II missile is around
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2001 · Topic: Missile Systems and Strategic Weapons-Ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ballistic missiles (Ballistic Missiles: Trajectory, Stages, and Variants (SRBM, MRBM, ICBM, SLBM))
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Answer: B. 2000 km
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