Q. With reference to Indian Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Program, consider the following statements:
1.It is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks.
2.India launched the BMD program after Sino-India war of 1962..
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is correct. BMD program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks.
Statement 2 is incorrect. India launched the BMD program after the Kargil war in 1999 to counter the enemy nation’s widening spectrum of ballistic missiles that usually delivered both conventional and nuclear warheads.
Source: ForumIAS
