Following the Barak Missile Scandal in 2001 the then Defence Minister George Fernandes was forced to...........

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Following the Barak Missile Scandal in 2001, the then Defence Minister George Fernandes was forced to resign. Which of the following statements about the Barak-8 Indo-Israel Missile is/ are correct?

1. Barak is Arabic for Lightening and hence the name Lightening-8 or Barak-8.

2. Barak qualifies to be a Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile or Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile.

3. It has maximum speed of 2 Mach with maximum operational range of 70 kilometres which has been increased now to 100 km.

Choose the correct alternative-

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

2 Only

1 and 2

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Explanation:

First option is correct.

Barak is ‘Hebrew’ and not Arabic for lightening. The given name Barak, also spelled Baraq, from the root B-R-Q, is a Hebrew name meaning "lightning". It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Barak an Israelite general. It is also an Arabic name from the root B-R-K with the meaning of "blessed" though it is mostly in its feminine form Baraka(h).