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With reference to Astra Missile, which of the following statements is/are correct?

It is a surface-to-air missile.
The range of Astra Mk-1 is over 210 km.
It is designed to destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aircraft.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None of the above

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Explanation:

Only statement 3rd is correct.

Recently, Tejas LCA successfully test-fired the ASTRA missile at an altitude of about 20,000 feet off the coast of Goa according to the Ministry of Defence.

ASTRA is a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) class of Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) system designed to be mounted on fighter aircraft.
The range for Astra Mk-1 is around 110 km, the Mk-2 with a range over 150 km is under development and Mk-3 version with a longer range is being envisaged. One more version of Astra, with a range smaller than Mk-1 is also under development.
The missile is designed to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aircraft. The missile has all weather day and night capability.

Hence option 1st is correct.