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Choose the Most Appropriate Option. Prithvi Defence Vehicle is

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Choose the most appropriate option.
Prithvi Defence Vehicle is

Options

  • The name of a newly developed tank

  • The name of an amphibious Naval vessel

  • The name of a single seated aircraft developed by HAL

  • The name of India’s Nuclear Intercepter Missile

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Solution

The name of India’s Nuclear Interceptor Missile

Explanation:

Prithvi Defence Vehicle is India's Nuclear Interceptor  Missile developed by DRDO. The PDV is designed to take out the target missile at altitudes above 150 km.

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