Daily Quiz-111

Air Defence

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, Updated At : 08:10 PM May 28, 2025 IST

Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells. It is a system to protect Israel country from threats.

1. Which of the following missile defence systems uses kinetic kill technology and is part of the US Ground-based Midcourse Defence?

A) Iron Dome

B) Patriot

C) GMD

D) Iron Beam

2. What is the major limitation of the Iron Dome system?

A) It cannot detect incoming fire

B) It is only effective in open desert

C) It is expensive and not 100% foolproof

D) It can only be used during daytime

3. Which of the following best describes the S-400 Triumf system?

A) US-made short-range defence

B) Israeli cyber weapon

C) Russian long-range surface-to-air missile system

D) Chinese satellite defence

4. THAAD, a prominent US missile defence system, stands for:

A) Tactical High Altitude Atmospheric Detector

B) Terminal High Altitude Area Defence

C) Thermal Heat Aerial Artillery Defence

D) Thrust-based Hybrid Airspace Defence

5. Which of the following countries has not been a direct contributor to the development of Israel’s multi-layered missile defence?

A) USA

B) Germany

C) India

D) None of the above

Answers Quiz -110 (May 27)

ANSWERS:

1. C) Arrow

Explanation: The Arrow system, jointly developed by the US and Israel, is designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles at high altitudes outside the atmosphere.

2. C) Laser-based interception of short-range threats

Explanation: Iron Beam is a laser-based system intended to shoot down incoming rockets, drones and mortars at very low cost.

3. C) Medium-range missiles

Explanation: David’s Sling is used for threats that fall between the ranges of Iron Dome and Arrow, like Hezbollah’s missiles.

4. D) United States

Explanation: Like Iron Dome and Arrow, David’s Sling was also developed with significant American financial and technical assistance.

5. C) $50,000

Explanation: Each Iron Dome interceptor missile costs approximately $50,000, making it expensive for dealing with low-cost threats.

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Daily Quiz-111

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Tribune News Service

Answers Quiz -110 (May 27)

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