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UPSC 2007: Consider the following statements: 1. In November 2006, DRDO successfully conducted the interception test using Prithvi-II missile. 2. Prithvi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and can be deployed to guard the metros against air attack. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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On 27 Nov 2006 DRDO carried out India’s first ballistic-missile-defence interception in which an interceptor missile destroyed a Prithvi-II target, validating Statement 1. Prithvi-II itself is a liquid-fuel, surface-to-surface SRBM that can be configured as an endo-atmospheric interceptor to protect large cities, so Statement 2 is also correct. ([jagranjosh.com](https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/ias-prelims-general-studies-solved-question-paper-2007-1307667428-1))
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