Practice Quiz set 1 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The Indian National Grid Computing Initiative for Scientific Engineering and Academic Community is named
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GARUDA (Global Access to Resource Using Distributed Architecture) is the other name of the Indian National Grid Computing Initiative. It is a collaboration of scientific and technological researchers on a nationwide grid comprising of computational nodes, mass storage and scientific instruments.
Q-2) The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in
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Aryabhata was India’s first satellite, named after the great Indian astronomer of the same name. It was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar using a Cosmos-3M launch vehicle.
Q-3) ISRO’s Master Control Facility is in
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The Master Control Facility (MCF) is located in the city of Hassan in Karnataka. Established in 1982, this facility is responsible for monitoring and controlling geostationary and geosynchronous satellites launched by ISRO.
Q-4) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is at
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The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is a major space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme. It is located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
Q-5) 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.
Q-6) Which of the following statements are correct about space probe ‘Hayabusa 2’? - It has been launched by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency through the H-IIA rocket.
- This project aims to send the explorer towards Mercury.
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The explorer is intended to be sent to 1999JU3 asteroid.
Q-7) Consider the following statements. - US computer giant HP has been split into two companies with effect from October 2015.
- HP was established in 1949 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a garage owned by Packard.
- The company is headquartered at Palo Alto, California.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Codes:
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US computer giant HP has been split into two companies with effect from November 2015. HP was established in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a garage owned by Packard.
Q-8) Which one of the following is an ‘Air-to-Air’ missile?
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Astra is an active radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India.
Astra is designed to be capable of engaging targets at varying ranges and altitudes allowing for engagement of both short-range targets (up to 20 km) and long-range targets (up to 80 km) using alternative propulsion modes.
Q-9) Which of the following statements are correct regarding National Air Quality Index (NAQI)? - The index has been prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests
- The index is a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
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The index will measure eight major pollutants in major cities based on real time monitoring.
Q-10) Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct? - R-22 gas is another name for Choroflourocarbon
- R-22 is used in refrigerators and ACs
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R-22 gas is another name for Chloro-di-fluoromethane.