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(a) Maitri
(b) None of these
(c) Himadri
(d) Dakshin Gangotri
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
Himadri Station is India’s first Arctic research station located at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Ålesund. The station is operated by National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research.
The station was inaugurated in 2008 by Kapil Sibal, Minister for Science & Technology.
Note: Himadri Station is India’s first Arctic research station located at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Ålesund.
At the Arctic, meteorological, biological, glaciological and past climate studies are undertaken in the vicinity of the station ‘Himadri’. Local boats are hired for marine research. India presently has two research stations in Antarctica namely ‘Maitri’ and ‘Bharati’. New station ‘Bharati’ has just been constructed and established in March 2013.
At both the stations, research and investigations are undertaken to understand the Polar processes and phenomenon. Observations and studies are carried out in atmospheric, biological, geological, ecological sciences etc.
Maitri station has been in operation since 1989. Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Program. It is currently being used as a supply base and transit camp.
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Question : 1
Use of biology in industrial process and for improving quality of life is called
a) microbiology
b) genetic engineering
c) eugenics
d) biotechnology
Answer »Answer: (d)
Use of biology in industrial process and for improving quality of life is called as biotechnology. It is the application of discoveries in biology for the production of useful organisms and their products.
Question : 2
UK scientists produced a disease resistant piglet called
a) pig-26
b) pig-27
c) pig-24
d) pig-25
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 3
Consider the following statements:
- Unit 3 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) is the 2nd longest running reactor in the world by being in operation for 765 days nonstop.
- Unit 7 of Canada’s Pickering nuclear plant holds the world record of running the largest operating plant that ran continuously for 894 days.
a) 2 only
b) Both1 and 2
c) 1 only
d) None of the above
Answer »Answer: (a)
Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) is the 2nd longest running reactor in the world by being in operation for 765 days nonstop.
Question : 4
GARUDA SHAKTI-III which was conducted at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School in Vairengte, Mizoram from 09 to 21 Feb 15 was a joint exercise of armies of India and
a) Myanmar
b) Thailand
c) Vietnam
d) Indonesia
Answer »Answer: (d)
The exercise aimed at building and promoting positive military to military relations between the armies of India and Indonesia. It included sharing of experience in counter terrorism and conduct of joint counter insurgency training.
Question : 5
Which is the latest satellite of India placed in the geosynchronous orbit ?
a) INSAT-3A
b) Kalpana
c) INSAT-4A
d) INSAT-2D
Answer »Answer: (a)
INSAT-3A, a multipurpose satellite built by ISRO was launched by Ariane in April 2003. It is located at 93.5 degrees East longitude. It is the third satellite in the INSAT-3 series after INSAT-3B & INSAT-3C. Built at a cost of $53 mn, it will provide communication, weather and search & rescue services.
INSAT 3A was launched by the Ariane-5 launch vehicle of Arianespace on April 10, 2003, at 4.22 am IST from Kourou, French Guyana. It was placed into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), 30 minutes after the lift-off in 3-axis stabilized mode.
Question : 6
Who developed Ballistic Missile?
a) J. Robert Oppenheimer
b) Samuel Cohen
c) Edward Teller
d) Wernher Von Braun
Answer »Answer: (d)
A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a suborbital ballistic flight path with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target.
To date, ballistic missiles have been propelled during powered flight by chemical rocket engines of various types. The first ballistic missile was the A-4, commonly known as the V-2 rocket, developed by Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s under the direction of Wernher von Braun.
The first successful launch of a V-2 was on October 3, 1942, and began operation on September 6, 1944, against Paris, followed by an attack on London two days later. By the end of World War II, May 1945, over 3,000 V-2s had been launched.
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