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(a) Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
(b) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
(c) Oil and Thermal Energy Convention
(d) Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the temperature difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work, usually in the form of electricity.
However, the temperature differential is small and this impacts the economic feasibility of ocean thermal energy for electricity generation. The most commonly used heat cycle for OTEC is the Rankine cycle using a low-pressure turbine.
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Question : 1
Consider the following statements:
- United States-India PeacefulAtomic Energy Cooperation Act, 2006 was named in honour of the Chariman of the House Committee on International Relations.
- About 25% of world’s total thorium reserves are in India.
a) 2 only
b) 1 and 2 both
c) 1 only
d) None
Answer »Answer: (b)
The United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy cooperation Act, 2006 was named after the chairman of the House committee on international relations Henry J. Hyde.
The agreement is also known as the 123 agreement. Under the agreement, India agreed to separate its civil and military nuclear facilities and place all its civil nuclear facilities under IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) safeguards.
Question : 2
Which of the following statements regarding Global-INK (Indian Network of Knowledge) is not correct?
a) The network will serve as a strategic ‘virtual think tank’
b) The outcome target will be the germination of ideas on development and articulating and mapping out solutions through innovation and technological interventions
c) It is an ICT (Information and Communication Technology) enabled platform for next generation knowledge management.
d) The network is being developed by Reliance communication
Answer »Answer: (d)
Prime Minister at the Pravasiya Bhartiya Divas held 2009, at Chennai had inaugurated a portal-Global Indian Network of Knowledge.
The network is being developed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Question : 3
Graphene is a
a) three-dimensional material comprising of sheets of carbon atoms
b) two-dimensional material comprising of sheets of Silicon atoms
c) two-dimensional material comprising of sheets of carbon atoms
d) three-dimensional material comprising of sheets of Silicon atoms
Answer »Answer: (c)
Graphene is a two-dimensional material comprising of sheets of carbon atoms and is one of the the strongest, most lightweight and flexible materials
Question : 4
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated in
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Chennai
d) Delhi
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is India’s premier nuclear research facility based in Trombay, Mumbai. BARC is a multi-disciplinary research centre with extensive infrastructure for advanced research and development covering the entire spectrum of nuclear science, engineering and related areas.
BARC’s core mandate is to sustain peaceful applications of nuclear energy, primarily for power generation. It manages all facets of nuclear power generation, from theoretical design of reactors, computerized modelling and simulation, risk analysis, development and testing of new reactor fuel materials, etc.
It also conducts research in spent fuel processing, and safe disposal of nuclear waste. Its other research focus areas are applications for isotopes in industries, medicine, agriculture, etc.
Question : 5
Consider the following statements.
- Apoorva is a patrol vessel.
- C-421 is an interceptor boat of Indian Coast Guard.
- C-421 is designed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
- Apoorva is designed and constructed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited.
a) 3 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1and 2 only
d) All
Answer »Answer: (c)
The ship Apoorva has been indigenously designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd at Surat, Gujarat. Interceptor Boat C-421 had been designed and constructed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited.
Question : 6
Which of the following statements regarding INS Kamorta is/are correct?
- It is an anti-submarine stealth corvette
- It is the first indigenous anti-submarine corvette
- It is the first indigenous stealth corvette
- It has a rail-less helicopter traversing system.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (d)
INS Kamorta has been handed over to the Indian Navy it is the first indigenous stealth corvette as well as first indigenous anti-submarine corvette.
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