J. Manjula - DG, DRDO takes over Electronics and Communication System cluster
Q. Name the first woman DG of the DRDO who has taken charge of the Electronics and Communication System cluster as per an official announcement on 9th September 2015.- Published on 10 Sep 15a. J. Manjula
b. D.Manjula
c. Tessy Thomas
d. Kamala Sohonie
ANSWER: J. Manjula
J. Manjula is DRDO’d first woman DG and was previously the Director of Defence Avionics Research Establishment in Bengaluru since the month of July 2014. An outstanding DRDO scientist, she took charge from K.D. Nayak on 9th September 2015. She will report to the Secretary Director General. She is an alumna of Osmania University and joined the DRDO in the 1980s. Her specialisation is in the area of communication configuration and radar ESM and ECM systems. She has won the DRDO awards for excellence in performance, Scientist of the Year award for 2011 and India Today Woman Summit Award for 2014
