Space and Satellite Technologies for Defence is part of Defence Technology. Below are notes on 1 sub-topics, followed by practice MCQs from State PSC and UPSC papers.

Satellite Reconnaissance and Surveillance (Electro-Optical, SAR)

  • Indian Air Force motto: "Nabhah Sprsam Diptam" (Touch the Sky with Glory).
  • National Technology Day: Commemorated annually on May 11, marking the successful Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.
  • Agni-III is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, but not India's latest long-range
  • SLCV deployed at airports must have a minimum explosive capacity of 3 kg TNT (multiple use).
  • Hand-Held Metal Detector (HHMD) should be kept 2.5 cm away from passengers.
  • Typical BDDS equipment includes: Telescopic manipulator, Bomb blanket, and Deep search metal detector. (Smoke bomb is not BDDS equipment).
  • 'Rakshita' is a bike ambulance launched by DRDO and CRPF.
  • Bhabha Kavach:
    • Developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
    • Lightest Level III plus bulletproof jacket in India (6.8 kg nominal weight).
    • Can withstand bullets from AK-47.
  • 'Pavitrapati' is an Ayurveda-based biodegradable face mask developed by the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT).

Practice MCQs: Space and Satellite Technologies for Defence

Satellite Reconnaissance and Surveillance (Electro-Optical, SAR)

  1. Nabhah Sprsam Diptam is the motto of

    Asked in: UPSC NDA 1 2016

    1. Central Industrial Security Force
    2. Indian Air Force
    3. ISRO
    4. Indian Navy
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    Answer: B. Indian Air Force

    - The motto translates to "Touching the sky with glory". - It is taken from verse 24, Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita, which is part of the Vishvarupa Darshana (the vision of the cosmic form). Lord Krishna shows Arjuna his divine universal form, and the phrase describes how the cosmic form reaches the sky with glory.