Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 58
Consider the following statements: 1. Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled at subsonic speeds throughout their flights, while cruise missiles are rocket-powered only in the initial phase of flight. 2. Agni-V medium-range is a supersonic cruise missile, while BrahMos is a solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
व्याख्या
The descriptions are reversed: ballistic missiles are rocket-powered in the initial phase, while cruise missiles are jet-propelled throughout. Agni-V is an ICBM and BrahMos a supersonic cruise missile.