- (a) Agni V is an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a range exceeding 5,000 km. This pair is correctly matched. - (b) Trishul was a short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM). It was part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). It was not a cruise missile. This pair is not correctly matched. - (c) Shourya is a canister-launched surface-to- surface strategic missile, often described as a ballistic or quasi-ballistic missile due to its trajectory. While it is hypersonic, it is not classified as a cruise missile. This pair is not correctly matched. - (d) Dhanush is the naval variant of the Prithvi missile, which is a short- range ballistic missile (SRBM). This pair is correctly matched as a short-range missile.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Agni V - Intercontinental Range Missile. (b) Trishul - Supersonic Cruise Missile. (c) Shourya - Hypersonic Cruise Missile (d) Dhanush - Short Range Missile.
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Missile Systems and Strategic Weapons-Ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ballistic missiles (India's Indigenous Missile Development Programs (e.g., Agni, Prithvi, BrahMos, Akash))
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Answer: D. Only (b)
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