DRDO Flashcards

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Full Form?

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Defence Research and Development Organisation

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DRDO works under the administrative control of

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Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Rajnath Singh

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DRDO was established in

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1958

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4
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Who is the new chairman on DRDO?

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Sameer V Kamat

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DRDO is a combination of 3 , Name?

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  • Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army
  • Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP)
  • Defence Science Organisation (DSO)
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What is the name of the most prominent programme that is held by DRDO?

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Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)

to research and develop missiles

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7
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IGMDP was brain child of renowned scientist?

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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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The IGMDP formally got the approval of Indian government on

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July 26, 1983

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___ is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class

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Agni-P (Prime)

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__ are the mainstay of India’s nuclear launch capability

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Agni Class of Missiles

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__ are the mainstay of India’s nuclear launch capability

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Agni Class of Missiles

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12
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Which is the longest of the Agni series?

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Agni-V

an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with range : over 5,000 km

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How many types of missiles are developedunder IMGDP?

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5 missiles (P-A-T-N-A) developed in this program
* Prithvi: Short range surface to surface ballistic missile.
* Agni: Ballistic missiles with different ranges, i.e. Agni (1,2,3,4,5)
* Trishul: Short range low level surface to air missile.
* Nag: 3rd generation anti-tank missile.
* Akash: Medium range surface to air missile

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__ is the air-to-surface version of the NAG integrated into ___

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HELINA (Helicopter Launched NAG) ,
Dhruv Helicopters

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Which is First indigenously built ballistic missile under IGMDP?

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Prithvi
* Surface-to-surface battle field missile
* Range from 150 km to 300 km

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Brahmos is named on the rivers:

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Brahmaputra and Moskva

BrahMos is a Cruise Missile

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BRAHMOS is a joint venture between the

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(DRDO) and the NPOM of Russia(NPO Mashinostroyenia)

is a two-stage , air to surface missile , a flight range around 300 km

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Bhrahmos operates on the ?? principle

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“Fire and Forgets”

19
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Brahmos is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on

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Su-30 MKI
* is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia’s Sukhoi and built under licence by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force

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What is the name of Subsonic missile, supplement to the BrahMos?

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Nirbhay

Manufacturer: Bharat Dynamics Limited

21
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Which missile will be the chief support of the Arihant class of indigenous Ballistic Missile Nuclear Submarines (SSBN)?

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K-4

3,500-km range submarine-launched ballistic missile

22
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Which is the first and only operational SSBN?

Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs)

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INS Arihant

is armed with K-15 Sagarika missiles with a range of 750 km

23
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Which is a variant of the K-15 Sagarika?

24
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Which is the Naval version of Prithvi II?

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??? is a smart robust robot to handle land mines and Inert Explosive Devices (IEDs) which helps the Indian Armed Forces to disarm them from far distances despite hostile surroundings
Mobile Autonomous Robot System(MARS)
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Where is the Highest Terrestrial Centre?
Ladhakh
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DRDO should be restructured in a leaner organisation was suggested by the committee chaired by
P. Rama Rao
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In the document ?? , DRDO has envisaged a HR policy which emphasized on free, fair, and fearless Knowledge Sharing, Open book management style and Participative Management
"DRDO in 2021: HR Perspectives’’
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__ is India's first conventional quasi-ballistic missile and is an answer to any conventional missile attack from northern or western borders
Pralay | was tested at the Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha
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?? will be the longest-range surface-to-surface missile in the inventory of the Army
Pralay
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___ is an Research & Development laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)
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Which missile is named after Shiva’s bow, can fire a salvo of 12 rockets over a period of 44 seconds?
The Pinaka, a Multi-Barrel Rocket-Launcher (MBRL) system | is an alternate of Russian System named , GRAD
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Which is a missile assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations far beyond torpedo range?
Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)
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Which is the first indigenous heavyweight ship launched anti-submarine electric torpedo?
Varunastra
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Who developed Varunastra?
* Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (NTSL), Visakhapatnam (was established on August 20, 1969) * Bharat Dynamics Limited -BDL (Hyderabad)