Science and Tech Flashcards
Indian army and DRDO conducted test of ____________ and ____________in pokrhan firing ranges
The Enhanced Pinaka mk-I rocket system(EPRS) and Pinaka area Denial munition(ADM)
total of how many EPRS were fired?ERPS is an upgraded version of?The design and development of EPRS were done by?
24.
Pune-based DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) laboratories - Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)
What were the upgrade added to EPRS?
The range was upgraded, while the pinaka variant mk-I had a range of 38KM
The enhanced version had a range of 45km
The DRDO after testing the EPRS,, transferred the technology to which industries for manufacturing?
to MIL(munitions India Limited) and Economic explosives limited
what is the pinaka rocket system?who developed it(orginial one)?It was an alternative to_______
It is a multi-barrel rocket system named after Lord Shiva’s bow.
The development of Pinaka was orginally started by DRDO in 1980’s ,then moved to-
Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)
Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher systems of Russian make called the “GRAD”
When was the tests of Pinaka mark-1 done?when was it first used?what is its capabilities?
late 1990’s
Kargil war 1999 was the first time it was used.
It can fire a salvo of 12 rockets over a period of 44 seconds
When was DRDO estd?who is the chairman currently?where is it HQ? under which ministry does it operate ?Who was the 1st chairman of drdo?What is its motto?Who is the founder of DRDO ?
Formed-1958
DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy
HQ-DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi.
It operates under rajnath singh Minister of defense
Shri N. BANDYOPADHYAY
motto-Strength’s Origin is in Science\
founder-Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
India successfully flight-test anti-tank guided missile_________ on April 11,2022?
who conducted the tests?
HELINA
Scientists from DRDO and IAF and Indian army
what are the features of HELINA?
Iit can be fired from Advanced light helicopter(ALH)(the tests were conducted on this helicopter)
The missile is guided by an IIR(imaging Infra-red) seeker
it operates on Lock on before launch mode
Who developed HELINA?what is its maximum range?
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad under the Missiles and Strategic Systems (MSS) cluster of the DRDO.
7KM
The missile can operate all-weather,day and night
it is also called as Dhruvastra by the air force
cabinet approves extension of _______ to help rural India achieve UN SDG’s more specifically ending poverty?
RGSA(Rashtriya Gram Swaraj abhiyan)
What is the scheme net worth,,who are its beneficiaries ?(RGSA)
net worth-5,911 crores
278000 panchayati raj institutions and rural local govt’s.
When was the hubble telescope launched?who is it named after?
launched to the lower orbit of earth in 1990,,, it was named after Edwin Hubble of NASA
