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

Question : 1

Consider the following Statements:

1. World’s first electric satellites were successfully lifted off by a Space Exploration (SpaceX) Technologies rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States.
2. The rocket was carrying two all-electric commercial satellites built by Boeing.
3. It was lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States.
4. The satellites are owned by the French satellite provider Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS)

a) 1 ,3 and 4 only

b) 2 ,3 and 4 only

c) 1 ,2 and 3 only

d) All of the above

Question : 2

From where was INSAT-2E launched?

a) Kourou

b) Chandipur

c) Sriharikota

d) Baikanour

Question : 3

Consider the following statements.

1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 660 MW unit of Prayagraj Super Thermal Power Project at Bara town in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh.
2. This is the first supercritical thermal unit to be commissioned in the state to achieve capacity addition on attaining full load.
3. It is Greenfield thermal power project is owned by Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited (PPGCL), a subsidiary company of Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) All of these

Question : 4

First climate change theatre opened in India in the state of

a) Orissa

b) Kerala

c) Punjab

d) Haryana

Question : 5

Consider the following Statements about ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM)

1. It was launched on 5 November, 2013.
2. The team of ISRO’s Mars Mission has been awarded 2015 Space Pioneer Award.
3. Mars Orbiter Programme Team will receive the award during NSS’ 34th International Space Development Conference which will be held in New Delhi from 20 May 2015.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 6

What is the name given to India’s Meteorological Research Satellite (Met Sat) launched in 2003 ?

a) Kalpana-1

b) Vikram-1

c) Bhaskara-1

d) Arya Bhatta-1