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National Technology Day (11 May)

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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

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