Q. With reference to Pralay Missile, consider the following statements:
1. It is a surface-to-surface conventional quasi-ballistic missile aims to defeat interceptor missiles.
2. It can strike targets up to 60-70 km from the launchers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The missile has the ability to change its path after covering a certain range in the mid-air. The missile has a range of 150-500 kilometres.
The indigenous Pinaka can strike targets up to 60-70 km from the launchers; while variants of the Prithvi missile can strike the target upto 250-350 km away. The territory between them where the key targets will be located in wartime will be engaged by the Shourya, Prahar and Pralay missile systems.
