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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: Agni-IV is a surface-to-surface intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).
Statement 2 is incorrect: Agni-IV is powered by a two-stage solid propellant system, not liquid propellant.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Agni-IV has a strike range of approximately 4,000 km, capable of carrying a 1-tonne payload. A range of 7,500 km falls in the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) category (like the Agni-VI concept).
Statements with extreme qualifiers like 'liquid propellant only' and exaggerated range figures (7500 km for an intermediate-range missile) can be eliminated.
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