List of Important Missiles of India for Banking & SSC Exams in PDF

General Knowledge for competitive exams includes information on many different subjects, one such subject is Defence. The Important Missiles of India is an important topic for the General Awareness Section and needs to be prepared nicely for various Government Recruitment Exams like Banking, Insurance, SSC & much more! Hence, it is very necessary for a candidate to know about the Important Missiles of India who is preparing for these competitive exams. As you might know that India's rank when it comes to strength of military forces is 5th in the world. Being a citizen of India you must acknowledge even the slightest of information about the Indian Army. Therefore, we are providing you with a list of Important Missiles of India. Furthermore, if you are interested in taking any Online Mock Tests then you can click on the link and start your preparation for a broad range of competitive exams.

#1. List of Important Missiles of India

Recently, in IBPS/SBI PO & Clerk and other such banking exams, many questions were asked about Important Missiles of India. Therefore, go through the list of Indian Missiles, listed along with their range and type thoroughly.

Indian Missiles Type Range Air to Air Missiles 60 to Astra Radar homing 80 Km beyond-visual-range

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air-to-air missile Air to Air 300 to K-100 Missiles 400 Km Medium Range Anti Tank Nag 4 Km Missile Helina (Helicopter Anti Tank 7 to Launched Missile 8 Km Nag) Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor or Anti-Tank Advanced 150+ Km Missile Air Defense (AAD) Subsonic 1,000 to Nirbhay Cruise 1,500 Km Missile Cruise Missile Fastest Cruise BrahMos Missile in the World 290 Km Supersonic cruise Missile

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Cruise Missile BrahMos Hypersonic 300 Km II cruise Missile BrahMos Cruise

A Missile BrahMos Cruise 290 Km M Missile BrahMos Cruise 290 Km NG Missile Defense Prithvi Air Missile 80 Km Defense Exo-atmospheric Altitude (PAD) Anti-ballistic missile Defense Advanced Missile 30 Km Air Endo-atmospheric Altitude Defence Anti-ballistic missile Defense Prithvi Missile Defense 120 Exo –atmospheric Vehicle Altitude Anti-ballistic (PDV) missile Surface to 30 to Akash Air Missile 35 Km

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Medium range surface to air Missile. Surface to Air Missile Barak 8 Long range 100 Km surface to air Missile. Surface to Air Missile 0.5 Km to Trishul Low level 9 Km surface to air Missile. Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Surface to 300 to Interceptor Air Missile 2,000 Km or Prithivi Air Defense (PAD) Surface to Surface Air Agni 700 to Missile I 1250 Km Medium Range Ballistic Missile Surface to Agni 2,000 to Surface Air II 3,000 Km Missile

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Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) Surface to Surface Air Agni Missile 3,500 to III Intermediate-range 5,000 Km ballistic missile (IRBM) Surface to Surface Air Agni Missile 3,000 to IV Intermediate-range 4,000 Km ballistic missile (IRBM) Surface to Surface Air Agni 5,000 to Missile V 8,000 Km Intercontinental ballistic missile Surface to Surface Air Agni Missile 8,000 to VI Four-stage 12,000 Km intercontinental ballistic missile Prithvi Surface to 150 Km I Surface Air

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Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) Surface to Surface Air Prithvi Missile 350 Km II Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) Surface to Surface Air 350 to Prithvi Missile III Short Range 600 Km Ballistic Missile (Tactical) Surface to Surface Air Missile Dhanush 350 – 600 km Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) Surface to Surface Air Prahaar Missile 150 km (Pragati) Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical)

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Surface to Surface Air Missile 750 to Shaurya Medium-Range 1900Km Ballistic Missile (MRBM) Submarine Sagarika Launched 700 to (K15) Ballistic 1900Km Missile Submarine Launched 3,500 to K4 Ballistic 5,000 Km Missile Submarine Launched K5 6,000 Km Ballistic Missile

#2. Important Missiles of India - Facts

In addition to the above here are some facts related to Indian Missiles that you must know. Run through the points mentioned below to acknowledge the power of Indian Army.

 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the organisation responsible for the military's research and development.  Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is also known as the "Missile Man of India" 7 | P a g e

 India is the first nuclear weapons country to have a no first use policy.  Prithvi was the first missile to be built by India.  BrahMos, the world's fastest cruise missile is developed jointly by India & Russia and named after after two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.  Agni-V is India's longest-range missile to carry a nuclear warhead.  "K" missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier and named after Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

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