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Questions : Which one of the following is considered as nature’s radar?

(a) Pigeon

(b) Owl

(c) Vulture

(d) Hippopotamus

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

In the Second World War, pigeons were used less due to advances in telecommunication systems and radar, but they were still used in active service in Europe, India and Burma. The last pigeon messaging service was disbanded in 2006 after 60 years of active service in India.

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Question : 1

The aircraft carrierAdmiral Gorshkov procured by Indian from Russia is renamed as

a) INS Godavari

b) INS Trishul

c) INS Virat

d) INS Vikramaditya

Answer: (d)

Admiral Gorshkov has been renamed as INS Vikramaditya by the Indian Navy, it is all set to be procured by India and it is estimated to enter in service after 2012. Admiral Gorshkov is a modified Kiev class aircraft carrier of Russian Navy.

Question : 2

Which country launched the world’s first satellite dedicated to monitoring Green house gas emission in 2009?

a) Brazil

b) U.S.A.

c) India

d) Japan

Answer: (d)

The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite or GOSAT, also known as Ibuki (menaing breath in Japanese) is an Earth observation satellite and the world’s first satellite dedicated to greenhouse-gasmonitoring. It measures densities of carbon dioxide and methane from 56,000 locations on the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, which has been reconstituted recently will have 18 members.
  2. The council includes Home Minister along with 7 more ministers
  3. The Council will facilitate inter-ministerial coordination and guide policy in relevant areas.
Codes:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Answer: (b)

The composition of the re-constituted Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change does not include the Home Minister.

Question : 4

Consider the following Statements:

  1. Port Blair Magnetic Observatory (PBMO) was inaugurated at Shoal Bay No. 8 in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 30 March 2015.
  2. The observatory has been set up by the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) under the Multi-Parametric Geophysical Observatories (MPGO).
  3. The IIG is located in Chennai.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

The IIG is located in Mumbai.

Question : 5

Delhi Police has launched a mobile application in January 2015 named

a) Madad

b) Suraksha

c) Himmat

d) Kismat

Answer: (c)

The Himmat application will allow women to send a distress call to the Police Control Room and their relatives in case of any emergency.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements about Jaitapur Project:

  1. It will be India’s largest Atomic Reactor in terms of power generation.
  2. The plant was set up in collaboration with French state controlled nuclear engineering firm Areva S.A and Indian state owned nuclear operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India.
Which of the above statement are / is true?

a) 1 and 2 both

b) None

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Answer: (a)

After three years of hectic negotiations, India and France have agreed on the cost of power that will be generated by Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP), clearing a major hurdle in the path of the project. The Project is jointly running by French state controlled nuclear engineering firm (Areava) and Indian State owned nuclear operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India.

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