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(a) Kalpana Chawla
(b) Avani Chaturvedi
(c) Darshan Ranganath
(d) Sunita Williams
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian American astronaut to go into space in November 1997 as part of the six-astronaut crew that flew the Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87.
Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in space, following cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma who flew in 1984 on the Soyuz T-11. She died during her second space mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.
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Question : 1
According to recent announcement of the Indian government, how many Indian satellites are currently operational?
a) 27
b) 29
c) 23
d) 25
Answer »Answer: (a)
According to the Indian government, 27 Indian satellites are currently operational. Out of these, 11 are communication satellites, 12 are earth observation satellites, 3 are navigational satellites and 1 is MOM.
Question : 2
Consider the following statements.
- Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki recently joined hands to invest as well as develop components and systems for electric and hybrid vehicles.
- This initiative became reality after Delhi Government’s FAME India scheme, which was launched in April 2015.
- FAME stands for – Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.
a) 1 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) All of these
Answer »Answer: (a)
This initiative became reality after Union Government’s FAME India scheme, which was launched in April 2015.
Question : 3
Gliders depend on the following energy for their flight:
a) electrical energy
b) chemical energy
c) heat energy
d) wind energy
Answer »Answer: (d)
The engineless airplanes, called gliders, depend totally on wind energy for their flight. Special surfaces on the wings of the planes can be manipulated by the pilot to change the way air flows around the wings, thereby controlling the lifts and the altitude of the plane.
Question : 4
Space Telescope of NASA discovered magnetic Braids in the atmosphere of
a) Venus
b) Jupiter
c) Mars
d) Sun
Answer »Answer: (d)
A small telescope of NASA in Jan. 2103 has captured surprising images of “magnetic braids” in the outer atmosphere, or corona, of the sun.
Question : 5
The acronym of which one of the following missile is perceived as the confluence of the two nations (India and Russia) represented by two rivers?
a) Akash
b) Prithvi
c) Astra
d) BrahMos
Answer »Answer: (d)
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that is developed jointly by India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO. The acrynonym of BrahMos is perceived as the confluence of the nations represented by two rivers, the Brahmputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
Question : 6
Heavy water is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors. Heavy water is
a) ozonised water
b) water containing heavy isotope of hydrogen
c) water containing minerals of heavy metal
d) water rich in minerals
Answer »Answer: (b)
Heavy water, formally called deuterium oxide (D2O), is a form of water that contains a larger than normal amount of the hydrogen isotope deuterium, (also known as heavy hydrogen). In nuclear reactors, heavy water acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile uranium-235 than with uranium-238.
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