Question

Which missile was the first to be inducted into the Indian Army as part of the IGMDP?

• A. Agni-1
• B. Nag
• C. Prithvi-1
• D. Akash

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Prithvi-1

• Correct Answer: Option C - Prithvi-1

• The Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) was initiated in 1983 under the leadership of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam to develop indigenous missile systems for India. The programme included the development of five missile systems: Prithvi, Agni, Trishul, Akash, and Nag.

• Prithvi-1 was the first missile developed under this programme to be successfully tested and subsequently inducted into the Indian Army. It was a surface-to-surface tactical missile with a range of 150 km and could carry a payload of 1,000 kg. The first test flight of Prithvi was conducted in 1988, and it was formally inducted into the Indian Army in 1994.

• The other options mentioned are also missiles developed under the IGMDP:

• Agni-1: A medium-range ballistic missile with a range of 700-900 km, inducted later than Prithvi

• Nag: An anti-tank guided missile

• Akash: A medium-range surface-to-air missile system

• The IGMDP was declared successfully completed in 2008 after most of these missile systems had been developed and deployed.