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

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: (d)

Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a German-American rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany during World War II and, subsequently, in the United States.

In his 20s and early 30s, von Braun was the central figure in Germany’s rocket development program, responsible for the design and realization of the V-2 combat rocket during World War II. After the war, he and some select members of his rocket team were taken to the United States as part of the then-secret Operation Paperclip.

Von Braun worked on the United States Army intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) program before his group was assimilated by NASA. Under NASA, he served as director of the newly formed Marshall Space Flight Center and as the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the super-booster that propelled the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon.

Answer: (b)

The 102nd session of Indian National Congress was held at Mumbai University. The theme was “Science and Technology for Human Development”.

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: (a)

The Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC) housed at the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh. Established in 1986, it is funded jointly by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India.

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.