🇬🇧 ENGLISH VERSION (Complete)

Why in the News?

India observed National Technology Day on May 11, 2026 to commemorate the Pokhran-II nuclear tests, along with milestones like the Trishul missile test and Hansa-3 aircraft flight.

🔑 Key Highlights

1. Inception

• Declared by:
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• Year:
• 1999
• Purpose:
• Celebrate India’s scientific and technological achievements

2. Pokhran-II Nuclear Tests

• Conducted:
• May 11, 1998
• Codename:
• Operation Shakti
• Significance:
• Established India as a nuclear weapons state

3. Hansa-3 Aircraft

• Milestone:
• Maiden flight of indigenous aircraft
• Developed by:
• National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)

4. Trishul Missile

• Type:
• Short-range surface-to-air missile
• Developed by:
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

ℹ️ Additional Information

National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)

• Established:
• 1959
• Headquarters:
• Bengaluru
• Under:
• CSIR

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

• Established:
• 1958
• Headquarters:
• New Delhi

Pokhran-I (Operation Smiling Buddha)

• Date:
• May 18, 1974
• First nuclear test of India

🇮🇳 हिंदी संस्करण (पूर्ण)

समाचार में क्यों?

भारत ने 11 मई 2026 को National Technology Day मनाया, जो Pokhran-II nuclear tests की याद में मनाया जाता है।

🔑 मुख्य बिंदु

1. शुरुआत

• घोषित:
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• वर्ष:
• 1999

2. Pokhran-II

• तिथि:
• 11 मई 1998
• कोडनाम:
• Operation Shakti
• महत्व:
• भारत परमाणु शक्ति बना

3. Hansa-3 विमान

• पहला उड़ान
• विकसित:
• National Aerospace Laboratories

4. Trishul मिसाइल

• प्रकार:
• Surface-to-Air missile
• विकसित:
• Defence Research and Development Organisation

ℹ️ अतिरिक्त जानकारी

NAL

• स्थापना:
• 1959

DRDO

• स्थापना:
• 1958

Pokhran-I

• 1974
• भारत का पहला परमाणु परीक्षण

🧠 BILINGUAL MCQs (Exam Ready)

Q1. National Technology Day is observed on?

National Technology Day कब मनाया जाता है?

A. May 1

B. May 5

C. May 11 / 11 मई ✅

D. May 18

Q2. Pokhran-II was conducted in which year?

Pokhran-II किस वर्ष हुआ था?

A. 1974

B. 1984

C. 1998 / 1998 ✅

D. 2001

Q3. Pokhran-II codename was?

Pokhran-II का कोडनाम क्या था?

A. Smiling Buddha

B. Operation Vijay

C. Operation Shakti / Operation Shakti ✅

D. Agni

Q4. National Technology Day was declared by?

National Technology Day किसने घोषित किया?

A. Indira Gandhi

B. Narendra Modi

C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅

D. Rajiv Gandhi

Q5. Hansa-3 aircraft was developed by?

Hansa-3 किसने विकसित किया?

A. ISRO

B. HAL

C. National Aerospace Laboratories ✅

D. DRDO

Q6. Trishul missile is of which type?

Trishul मिसाइल किस प्रकार की है?

A. Air-to-air

B. Surface-to-air / Surface-to-Air ✅

C. Ballistic

D. Cruise

Q7. DRDO was established in?

DRDO की स्थापना कब हुई?

A. 1950

B. 1955

C. 1958 / 1958 ✅

D. 1960

Q8. Pokhran-I was conducted in?

Pokhran-I कब हुआ था?

A. 1965

B. 1974 / 1974 ✅

C. 1980

D. 1990