science & tech MCQ section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Dundigal Air Force Academy (ICAO: VODG) is located in Hyderabad, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Air Force Academy was established in 1969 and started in 1971.

It is located at Dundigal, about 25 km away from the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, spread over 7,000 acres of land. The academy was set up to train cadets from all streams at one location. It imparts training to the Flying, Technical and Ground Duty Branches as well as officers of the Army and Navy.

This is a home for the officer trainees who learn their specialisation and are nurtured to become capable leaders. After one year’s training, officer cadets are commissioned into branches of the IAF. It is here that they are trained to learn flying through successive stages.

Answer: (d)

Oracle is buying cloud firm Micros Systems for $5.3 Billion.

Answer: (b)

The project will be located in Bodi West Hills, Tamil Nadu.

Answer: (b)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ProActive Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform on 25 March 2015.

Answer: (b)

The Radio Astronomy Centre (RAC) is part of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) of the well-known Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) which is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Atomic Energy.

The RAC is situated near Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in the beautiful surroundings of the Nilgiri Hills and it provides a stimulating environment for the front-line research in radio astronomy and astrophysics with its excellent and highly qualified staff and international reputations.

Answer: (c)

India’s first microwave remote sensing satellite is RISAT-1.

Note: RISAT-1 is an indigenously developed radar imaging satellite successfully launched by a PSLVXL rocket on April 26, 2012, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. RISAT-2 was the first of the RISAT series to reach orbit.

It was launched successfully on April 20, 2009, by a PSLV rocket. After the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attacks, the launch plan was modified to launch RISAT2 before RISAT-1, since the indigenous C-band SAR to be used for RISAT-1 was not ready.