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  1. Who is popularly known as ‘Missile Man of India’?









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    A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. As the Executive Director of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) of India, he played a major part in developing many missiles under the mission including Agni, an intermediate range ballistic missile and Prithvi, the tactical surface-to-surface missile.

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    A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. As the Executive Director of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) of India, he played a major part in developing many missiles under the mission including Agni, an intermediate range ballistic missile and Prithvi, the tactical surface-to-surface missile.


  1. The intermediate range nuclear-capable missile developed indigenously is named









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    The Agni missile is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. In the Agni series of ballistic missiles, Agni II, Agni III and Agni IV are Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBMs). These are all nuclear capable missiles.

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    The Agni missile is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. In the Agni series of ballistic missiles, Agni II, Agni III and Agni IV are Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBMs). These are all nuclear capable missiles.



  1. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is situated in









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    The Reactor Research Centre was set up at Kalpakkam, 80 km south of Chennai, in 1971 under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). It was renamed Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in 1985.

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    The Reactor Research Centre was set up at Kalpakkam, 80 km south of Chennai, in 1971 under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). It was renamed Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in 1985.


  1. Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?









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    Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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    Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon on July 20, 1969.



  1. Which country assisted India to establish the Koodan-kulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu?









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    Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station under construction in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Russia is assisting India in the establishment of this plant. An Inter-Governmental Agreement on the project was signed on November 1988 by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, for the construction of two reactors

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    Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station under construction in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Russia is assisting India in the establishment of this plant. An Inter-Governmental Agreement on the project was signed on November 1988 by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, for the construction of two reactors