GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -A.P.J Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India. His work with the Defence Research and Development Organisation in developing military equipment like missiles and a civilian space programme earned him the title of Missile Man of India. Q. Who is known as the ‘Missile Man of India’?

Detailed explanation-2: -Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam BR (/ˈɑːbdəl kəˈlɑːm/ ( listen); 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was known as the ‘Missile Man of India’ for his work in the development of ballistic missile technology. From 1992 to 1999, Kalam was the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the DRDO. Kalam was the Chief Project Coordinator during the Pokhran II tests.

Detailed explanation-4: -A.P.J. Abdul Kalam attended the Madras Institute of Technology, where he received a degree in aeronautical engineering in 1960. After graduation he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-an Indian military research institute-and later the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Detailed explanation-5: -Under the leadership of Abdul Kalam, the project of IGMDP proved to be successful by producing missiles like the first Prithvi missile in 1988 and then the Agni missile in 1989. Due to his contribution, he was known as the “Missile Man of India."