science & tech MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Construction of recombinant DNA involves

a) cleaving DNAsegment with endonuclease and rejoining them with ligase

b) cleaving and rejoining DNA segments with ligase alone

c) cleaving DNAsegments with ligase and rejoining them with endonuclease

d) cleavingandrejoiningDNAsegmentswithendonuclease alone

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Canada’s M3M (Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Micro-Satellite) is set to be launched by India’s PSLV rocket.
2. The satellite is due to be launched in July 2015.
3. The satellite was built for the Canadian Department of National Defence, and is a communications satellite.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 3

World’s first Green Helicopter tested in Germany named

a) Nalocopter

b) Domocopter

c) Volocopter

d) Greenocopter

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Agni-V missile?

1. It is an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) designed and developed indigenously.
2. It can carry Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) payloads.
3. It is a 3-stage solid fuelled missile.
4. It can be transported and can be launched from any place.

a) 1 and 4 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 5

The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in

a) 1975

b) 1979

c) 1977

d) 1972

Question : 6

Which of the following statements are correct about space probe ‘Hayabusa 2’?

1. It has been launched by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency through the H-IIA rocket.
2. This project aims to send the explorer towards Mercury.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 Nor 2