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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2020-21
Father of Indian Space Technology = Vikram Sarabhai
Father of Indian Nuclear Program = Homi J Baba
Father of Indian Missile Technology = APJ Abdul Kalam
The Supreme Commander of the Defence System in India = The President of India
The first Defence Minister of India = Baldev Singh
Headquarters of Indian Army + Indian Airforce + Indian Navy = New Delhi
National Defence Academy = Khadakwasla – Pune
National Defence College = New Delhi
College of Naval Warfare = Mumbai
Navigation and Signals School = Hyderabad
Airforce Academy = Hyderabad
Airforce Administrative College = Coimbattore
Helicopter Training School = Avadi
College of Air Warfare = Secunderabad
Airforce Technical College = Jalahalli
Institute of Aviation & Medicine = Bangalore
Indian Airforce Museum = New Delhi
Some Important Missiles of India
Surface to Surface:-
Ballistic Missiles:
Agni – V, Agni – VI, Surya (Intercontinental)
Agni –III, Agni – IV (Intermediate Range)
Agni – I, Agni – II (Medium Range)
Prithvi – I, II & III, Prahar (Short Range)
K – 15, K – 4, K – 5, Sagarika , Dhanush (Submarine Launched)
Prahar (Tactical Missile)
Cruise Missiles:
BrahMos – II, Shourya (Hypersonic)
BrahMos – I (Supersonic)
Nirbhay (Subsonic)
Surface To Air:
Akash (Medium Range)
Trishul, Maitri (Short Range)
Advanced Air Defence (Anti Ballistic Missile)
Air To Surface:
BrahMos – II (Hypersonic)
BrahMos – I (Supersonic)
Nirbhay (Subsonic)
Air To Air:
Astra, Novator, K – 100, Python,
LIST OF INDIAN JOINT MILITARY EXCERCISES 2020
List of Joint Military Exercises of India
Indian Army:
Slogan: Service Before Self
Chief of Indian Army = General Bipin Rawat
Joint Operation
COPE = USA
Garuda Shakti = Indonesia
Kuruksheta = Singapore
Hand in Hand = China
Nomadic Elephant = Magnolia
Operation- X = Maldives
Surya- Kiran = Nepal
Yudh Abyas = USA
Lamity = Seychelles
Ekuverin = Maldives
Mitra Shakti = Sri Lanka
Shakti = France
Shatrujeet = USA
PRABAL DOSTYK = Kazakhstan
Ajeya Warrior = UK
Sampriti = Bangladesh
Austra Hindu = Australia
Khanjar = Kyrgyzsthan
Al – nagab = Oman
Harimanu Shakti = Malaysia
VINBAX => Viethnam
Maitree = Thailand
KAZIND = Kazakhstan
Dharma Guardian = Japan
List of Joint Navy Exercises of India
Indian Navy:
Slogan: May be the Lord of the Water be Auspicious unto us
Chief of Indian Navy: Sunil Lanba
Joint Operations
Varuna = France
Indra = Russia
Indiex = USA
IBSAMAR = Brazil & South Africa
Slinex = Sri Lanka
Dosti = Sri Lanka
Komodo = Indonesia & other countries
Shade = Japan & China
CORPAT = Indonesia
Konkan = UK
Malabar = USA & Japan
Simbex = Singapore
Jimex = Japan
Nasim Albarh = Oman
Milan = with 14 countries
AusiIndex = Australia
Sahyog HOP TAC =Vietnam
List of Joint Air force Exercises of India
Indian Air force:
Slogan: Touch the Sky with the Glory
Chief of Indian Airforce: Birender Singh Dhanona
Joint Operations
Garuda = France
Aviva Indhra = Russia
Red Flag = USA
Cope India = USA
Blue Flag = Israel
Indradhanush or Rainbow = UK
Desert Eagle = UAE
Eastern Bridge = Oman
Sian Bhart = Thailand
Pitch Black = Australia
LIST OF INDIAN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS 2020-21
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Established: 15th August 1969
Head Office: Bengaluru
Slogan : Space Technology in the Service of Humankind
Chairman : K Sivan
Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO)
Established: 1958
Head Office: New Delhi
Slogan : Strength’s origin is in Science
Chairman : Dr G. Satheesh Reddy,
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Established: 26th September 1942
Head Office: New Delhi
Director : Shekhar C. Mandei
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
Established: November 21, 1963
Head Office: Tiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
Director: S Somanath
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Formation: 1940
Headquarters: Bengalore
Products: Transport aircraft, Fighter aircraft &
Helicopters
Chairman: S. Somanath
GREEN REVOLUTION INDIA
Kharif:
June to October
Rice, Ragi, Cotton, Jute
Rabi:
November to March
Wheat, Barley, Mustard
Ziad:
April to May
Groundnut
Food Crops:
Rice, Wheat, Barley, Ragi, Millet, Maize, Jower
Fiber Crops:
Cotton, Jute, Mista, Silk, Hemp
Cash Crops:
Sugar cane, Papaya, Potato, Onion, Tobacco
Plantation:
Coffee, Rubber, Tea
Oil Seeds
Coconut, Ground nut, Linseed, Rap seed, Mustard, Sesame, Sun flower, Soya been
Rice:
Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
Wheat:
Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
Sugarcane:
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamilanadu
Ground nut:
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar
Tobacco:
Andhra Pradesh
Cotton:
Maharashtra
Coconut:
Kerala, West Bengal
Barley:
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Coffee:
Karnataka
Tea:
Assam
Silk:
Karnataka
Spices:
Kerala
Rubber:
Kerala
Chillies:
Andhra Pradesh
Onions:
Maharashtra
Important food revolutions in India and World
Green Revolution: Foodgrains
White Revolution: Milk
Yellow Revolution: Oilseeds
Blue Revolution: Fish
Pink Revolution: Pharmaceutical
Brown Revolution: Leather productions
Grey Revolution: Fertilizers
Silver Revolution: Poultry
Golden Fiber: Jute Productions
Black Revolution: Petroleum products
Round Revolution: Potato
Father of Green Revolution = Norman Borlaug (World), M S Swaminathan (India)
Father of White Revolution = Vargees Kurian
INDIAN BOOKS AUTHORS 2020-21
1) Driven: The Virat Kohli Story by Vijay Lokapally
2) One Indian Girl by Chetan Bhagat
3) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
4) Kunjamma Ode to a Nightingale: M S Subbalaxmi by Laxmi Viswanathan
5) Six Machine (Auto-Biography) by Chirs Gayle
6) An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India by Shashi Tharoor
7) The People’s President A P J Abdul Kalam by S M Khan
8) I Do What I Do: On Reform, Rhetoric & Resolve by Raghuram Rajan
9) Two by Gulzar
10) Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl by Ram Kamal Mukherjee
11) Unstoppable: My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova (Tennis player – Russia)
12) Majuli: Resources & Challenges by Sanjiv Kumar Borkakoti
13) Speaking Truth To Power by P. Chidambaram
14) Delli Meri Delli: Before & After 1998 by Sheil Dikshit
15) Lethal White by J K Rowling
16) The Rule Breaker by Preeti Shenoy
17) Atal Ji Ne Kaha by Brijendra Rehi
18) 281 and Beyond by VVS Laxman (Auto-Biography)
19) No Spin by Shane Warne (Auto Biography – Australia)
20) Godman to Tycoon: Untold History of Baba Ramdev by Priyanka Pathak Narayan
21) Moving on, Moving forward: A Year in Office by M. Venkaiah Naidu
22) Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
23) Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior by Rima Hooja
24) Simplicity and Wisdom by Dinesh Shahra
25) Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India by P. Chidambaram
26) We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai
27) Indian Fiscal Federation by Y. V Reddy
