science & tech MCQ section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe) was successfully operationalised for research in North Antarctica by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).
2. It is India’s second Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe) in North Antarctica.
3. It will help researchers to study and find out details about dissolved oxygen in sea bottom, salinity and the quantity of sunlight hitting the bottom of the sea.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 2

World’sfirst gunmade from3Dprintertechnology test-fired successfully in

a) China

b) Japan

c) UK

d) USA

Question : 3

Consider the following statements regarding the armed forces:

1. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1996
2. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur
3. Southern Command of Indian Navy has it headquarters at Chennai.
4. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Port Blair

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 3 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 4 only

Question : 4

Plimsoll line is a reference line in a

a) Train

b) Submarine

c) Ship

d) Plane

Question : 5

Consider the following statements.

1. India and Pakistan exchanged the list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral agreement that bars them from attacking each other’s atomic facilities.
2. This is the 25th consecutive exchange of such list between the two countries.
3. The agreement, which was signed on 1st January, 1988 and entered into force on January 27th, 1991.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) None of them

Question : 6

In the case of the nuclear disaster which of the following options for cooling the nuclear reactors may be adopted?

1. Pumping of water to the reactors.
2. Use of boric acid.
3. Taking out the fuel rods and keeping them in a cooling pond.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 3 only