GS I›ST-2.1.1›DRDO missile systems — Agni, Prithvi, BrahMos, Akash, QRSAM

DRDO missile systems — Agni, Prithvi, BrahMos, Akash, QRSAM

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Exam Strategy

UPSC tests specific missile ranges, launch platforms, and operational status as factual recall questions. Examiners focus on distinguishing between missile families, their strategic roles (tactical vs strategic), and indigenisation milestones. Common error: confusing range categories or mixing up which missile is air-defence vs cruise/ballistic.

High-yield hooks
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Agni series: intercontinental range, solid-fuelled, ballistic

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Prithvi: short-range tactical, liquid-fuelled, first indigenous

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BrahMos: supersonic cruise missile, India-Russia joint venture

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Akash: medium-range air-defence system, all-altitude capability

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QRSAM: Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile, automated

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