Practice Quiz set 3 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which one of the following is the name of the Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2009?
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Airborne Early Warning and Control System is an airborne radon system designed to detect aircraft at long ranges. AEWACS-Phalcon was inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2009.
Q-2) World’sfirst gunmade from3Dprintertechnology test-fired successfully in
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The first gun of the world made out of 3D printer technology was fired successfully in US. It is available at 8000 US Dollars.
Q-3) Ebola is caused by which type of micro-organism?
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Ebola is a tropical viral disease which has killed around a thousand people recently in West African nations.
Q-4) Which country launched first ever deep UV laser device?
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The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has launched a deep ultraviolet (DUV) solid-state laser device, making the country first-ever in the world to possess such technology in September, 2013.
Q-5) Which of the following statements are correct? - Dr. K Radhakrishnan, the Head of ISRO, has topped the list of eminent scientist inNature, a science magazine.
- Mars Orbiter Mission has been named as the most important scientific Breakthrough of the Year 2014 by Science journal.
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Science Journal (a US magazine) has been named Mission Rosetta as the most important scientific Breakthrough of the Year 2014.
Q-6) To meet its rapidly growing energy demand, some opine that India should pursue research and development on thorium as the future fuel of nuclear energy. In this context, what advantage does thorium hold over uranium? - Thorium is far more abundant in nature than uranium.
- On the basis of per unitmass ofminedmineral, thorium can generate more energy compared to natural uranium.
- Thorium produces less harmful waste compared to uranium.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Thorium is for more abundant in nature than uranium.
Q-7) Which is NOTthe name ofthe missile developed by the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?
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Agni is a surface to surface missile developed in India under Integrated Guided Missile Programme.
Q-8) First climate change theatre opened in India in the state of
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First Climate Change theatre was opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala, Punjab on 16 January 2014. The theatre will educate people on climate change. This is the second theatre in the world to be opened after Canada.
Q-9) From where was INSAT-2E launched?
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INSAT-2E was launched by Arianespace, using an Ariane 42P carrier rocket flying from ELA-2 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou on April 2, 1999. It is a weather satellite which is operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Q-10) Vikram Sarabai Space Centre (VSSC) is at
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The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is located in Thiruvananthapuram. The centre had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962. It was renamed in honor of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space program.