2022 · Q123
Consider the following missiles:
- 1Agni-I
- 2BrahMos
- 3Dhanush
Which of the above is/are cruise missile/missiles?
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- A1 and 2
- B2 only
- C1 and 3
- D3 only
Explanation
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that flies a flat atmospheric trajectory to its target. Agni-I is a ballistic missile and Dhanush (the naval variant of Prithvi) is also ballistic, following an arched trajectory. So only 2 is a cruise missile.