🇬🇧 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