General Knowledge for SSC Exam

SURFACE TO SURFACE  MISSILES:

• Prithvi-I: 

(Range: 150 km, Payload: 1000 kg, User: Army)

• Prithvi-II:

(Range: 250 km - 350 km, Payload: 500 kg - 1000 kg, User: Air Force, Army)

• Prithvi-III: 

(Range: 350 km - 600 km, Payload: 250 kg - 500 kg, User: Army, Air Force, Navy)

• Agni-I:

(Range: 700 – 1,200 km, Type: Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM), User: Army, Air Force)

INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (MRBM):

• Agni-II:

(Range: 2,000 – 2,500 km, User: Army, Air Force)

• Agni-III:

(Range: 3,000 – 5,000 km, User: Army, Air Force)

• Agni-IV:

(Range: 2,500 – 3,700 km, User: Army, Air Force)

INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES (ICBM):

• Agni-V:

(Range: 5,000 – 8,000 km, User: Army, Air Force)

• Agni-VI:

(Range: 8,000 – 10,000 km, User: Army, Air Force)

A FEW MORE IN THEE LIST ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• K-15:

(Range: 750 km, Weight: 10 tonne, Warhead: 1 tonne, length: 10 m)

• K-4:

(Range: 3,500-5,000 km, Weight: 17 tonnes, Warhead: 1 tonne - 2.5 tonnes, length: 10 m)

• K-5:

(Range: 6,000 km, Weight: Unspecified, Warhead: 1 tonne, length: Unspecified)

• BrahMos:

(Type: Supersonic, Range: 290 km, Status: Inducted)

• Shaurya;

(Type: Hypersonic, Range: 1000-1800 Km, Status: Inducted)

• SRSAM;

(Type: Hypersonic, Range: 15 Km, Status: Inducted)

• Pinaka

(Range: 40 km, Status: Inducted)

• Nag:

(Range: 4km, Status: Induction)

• Akash:

(Range: 30 Km , Status: Inducted)

• MRSAM:

(Range: 70 km, Used: Air force)

SOME OTHER INDIAN MISSILES THAT ARE EITHER IN DEVELOPMENT PHASE OR IN TESTING PHASE ARE:

.• BrahMos-2:

(Type: Hypersonic, Range: 290 km, Status: In development)

• Long-Range Cruise Missile (LRCM):

(Type: Supersonic, Range: 1000 km, Status: In development)

• Pinaka 2:

(Range: 120 km, Status: Design Phase)

• Nag 2:

(Range: 7 km, Status: In development)

• Akash MK2:

(Range: 45 -50 KM, Status: In development)

• Astra missile Mk2:

(Range: 100-120 km, Status: Design Phase)

• Phase-II:

(Status: In design Phase)

• Prahaar:

(Range: 150 KM, Status: In Test Phase)

• Astra:

(Range: 80 km, Status: In Trail Phase)

• Helina:

(Range: 7Km, Status: In Test Phase)

• LRSAM:

(Range: 70 Km, Status: testing phase)

• Trishul:

(Range: 8-12 Km, Status: Closed)