science & tech MCQ section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

SMAP satellite is three-year mission which will measure the amount of moisture in soil. It will measure in top2 inches (5 centimeters) of soil

Answer: (c)

Nirbhay is a subsonic missile with capability to reach speed of 0.7 Mach

Answer: (d)

Dream-Dynamic Response of the Environment at the Moons ARTEMIS-Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun LADEE-Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer MAVEN-Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (a mission to mars and not the moon)

Answer: (c)

Paul Volcker is an American economist. In April 2004, the United Nations assigned Volcker to research possible corruption in the Iraqi Oil for Food program. In the report summarizing its research, Volcker criticized Kojo Annan, son of then-UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan, and the Swiss company Cotecna Inspection SA, Kojo's employer, for trying to conceal their relationship.

Answer: (d)

Plotter is a computer printing device for printing vector graphics, whereas a compiler is a computer programme that transforms source code written in a computer language into another computer language. Liveware was used in the computer industry as early as 1966 to refer to computer users in humorous contexts by analogy with hardware and software.

Answer: (c)

The Agni missile is a family of medium to intercontinental-range ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. The first missile of the series, Agni-I was developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program and tested in 1991.

After its success, the Agni missile program was separated from the IGMDP upon realizing its strategic importance. As of 2008, the Agni missile family comprises three deployed variants while two more variants are under testing.