Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In April 2024, India delivered the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile to the Philippines.
Reason (R): The missile has a range of 490 kilometres.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
b) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2024
Correct Answer: d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Explanation:
1. Assertion (A) is true. India delivered the first batch of BrahMos missiles to the Philippines on April 19, 2024, as part of a defense deal signed in January 2022. This marked India’s first export of the BrahMos missile system.
2. Reason (R) is false, In 2016, after India became a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), India and Russia gradually increased the range of the missile. In 2024, Indian Navy ordered 220 BrahMos extended-range missiles with 800 km range but exported version has range around 290 KM.
The correct answer is: d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
