Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Anti-hail guns?
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Anti-hail guns?
A. The Himachal Pradesh government will be testing the use of indigenously developed ‘anti-hail guns’ to help out horticulturists who face crop damage due to hailstorms.
B. An anti-hail gun is a machine which generates shock waves to disrupt the growth of hailstones in clouds, according to its makers.
C. Both A & B
D. All of these
Explanation:
The Himachal Pradesh government will be testing the use of indigenously developed ‘anti-hail guns’ to help out horticulturists who face crop damage due to hailstorms. An anti-hail gun is a machine which generates shock waves to disrupt the growth of hailstones in clouds, according to its makers. It comprises a tall, fixed structure somewhat resembling an inverted tower, several metres high, with a long and narrow cone opening towards the sky.