Question

Which is the country from which India is buying the missiles?
A) U.K
B) France
C) U.S.A
D) Israel

Answer 1

Hint: A missile, often known as a guided missile or guided rocket in military jargon, is a guided airborne ranging weapon capable of self-propelled flight, usually powered by a jet engine or rocket motor. Targeting, guidance, flight, engine, and warhead are the five system components of a missile.

Complete answer:
Missiles are made up of parts:
- Guidance for missiles or targeting
- Engine and Warhead for the Flight System

There are several types of missiles, as mentioned below:
i) Surface-to-Surface Missiles (SSMs) are missiles that are launched from the (ballistic, cruise, anti-ship, anti-tank, etc.)
ii) Surface-to-air rockets (ballistic, cruise, anti-ship, anti-tank, etc.)
iii) Surface-to-air missiles (anti-ballistic), air-to-air missiles, and anti-satellite weapons missiles are all examples of anti-ballistic missiles.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) U.K: The United Kingdom is one of the world's five recognized nuclear powers, with a powerful arsenal of cruise and ballistic missiles deployed from planes and submarines. But no, India is not buying missiles from the U.K. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option B) France: In 2016, India placed a government-to-government order with France for 36 aeroplanes (equal to two squadrons) for Rs 59,000 crore. But there is no joint venture between France and India for the missile. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option C) U.S.A: The term "national missile defence" refers to a type of missile defence that is designed to protect an entire country from incoming missiles such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) or other ballistic missiles. This term is also used to allude to the United States' countrywide anti-missile defence programme, which has been in development since the 1990s. But India is not buying missiles from the USA either. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D) Israel: In 2007, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd signed a US$2.5 billion deal with India to create an anti-aircraft system and missiles for the country, the country's largest defence contract ever. So, For the missile, India and Israel have formed a joint venture. Hence, this option is correct.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:
- The V-2 rocket, developed in Nazi Germany during World War II, was the first ballistic missile. It was created by Walter Dornberger and Wernher von Braun in 1944, and it was initially used to strike London, England, in 1944.
- APJ Abdul Kalam, the country's missile program's father, served as president for five years, beginning in 2002.
- The Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile is the world's heaviest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile.