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(a) Edward H. White
(b) Alan Shepard
(c) Yuri Gagarin
(d) Valentina Tereshkova
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space and the first to orbit the earth, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April, 1961. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash).
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Question : 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?
a) Eagle
b) Kite
c) Phoenix
d) Phalcon
Answer »Answer: (d)
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.
Question : 2
A Nuclear Power Station is located at
a) Tarapur
b) Neyveli
c) Korba
d) Kolkata
Answer »Answer: (a)
Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), located in Tarapur in Maharashtra, was initially constructed with two boiling water reactor (BWR) units of 210 MWe each initially by Bechtel and GE under the 1963 123 Agreement between India, the United States, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Question : 3
Consider the following statements.
- Russia’s Rostech State Corporation has signed 3 billion US dollar deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters.
- These helicopters will be manufactured under Make in India initiative and will replace the ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters.
- Kamov 226T light helicopters will be mainly used to move troops and equipment to high-altitude locations like Siachen.
a) 1 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) All of these
Answer »Answer: (b)
Russia’s Rostech State Corporation has signed 1 billion US dollar deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters.
Question : 4
Which of the following is the first missile which has been developed in India ?
a) Prithvi
b) Trishul
c) Agni
d) Akash
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Government of India launched the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program in 1983 to achieve self-sufficiency in the development and production of a wide range of Ballistic Missiles, Surface Air Missiles etc. Prithvi was the first missile to be developed under the Program. DRDO attempted to build a Surface-to-air Missile under Project Devil.
The Prithvi missile project encompassed developing 3 variants for use by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. Over the years these specifications underwent a number of changes. While the codename Prithvi stands for any missile inducted by India into its armed forces in this category, the later developmental versions are codenamed Prithvi II and Prithvi III.
Prithvi I class was a surface-to-surface missile having a maximum warhead mounting capability of 1,000 kg, with a range of 150 km. It has an accuracy of 10 – 50 metres and can be launched from Transporter erector launchers. This class of Prithvi missiles was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994.
Question : 5
Which of the following satellites launched by PSLV-C23 have been paired correctly with their respective countries?
- SPOT-7 : France
- AISAT : Germany
- NLS 7.1 : Canada
- VELOX-1 : Italy
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) all of these
Answer »Answer: (c)
VELOX-1 is a Singaporean satellite. ISRO’s PSLV C23 was launched on 30 June 2014 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9.52 am.
The PSLV C23 carried five satellites belonging to four countries namely France, Germany, Canada and Singapore. All these five satellites were launched under commercial arrangements that ANTRIX (ISRO’s commercial arm) has entered with the respective foreign agencies.
Question : 6
What was the theme for 103rd Indian Science Congress?
a) ‘Science and Technology for Infrastructure Development in India’.
b) ‘Science and Technology for Indigenous Development in India’.
c) ‘Science and Technology for Economic Development in India’.
d) ‘Science and Technology for Security Development in India’.
Answer »Answer: (b)
The theme for 103rd Indian Science Congress was ‘Science and Technology for Indigenous Development in India’.
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