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Questions : The Indian Naval Ship being converted into a maritime museum is :

(a) Kanishka

(b) Vikrant

(c) Samrat Ashoka

(d) Sagar Samrat

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The ex-aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikrant is being converted into a floating museum and rechristened Indian Museum Ship (IMS) Vikrant. She is now anchored opposite Middle Ground near Gateway of India in Mumbai.

This is with a view to meet the enormous demand of the public to see the ship and also assess the economic viability of sustaining her. The preliminary focus of the museum is to highlight the role of the ship as the cradle of naval aviation in the country.

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Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as its members.
  2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 2 only

d) None

Answer: (d)

The NSG has 48 countries as its members. There are several countries with nuclear programs outside the NSG, most notably India, Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea.

Question : 2

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. Kiran MK 11 : Aerobatic aircraft
  2. MI 35 : Attack helicopter
  3. Mirage 2000 : Military transport aircraft
Select the correct answer using the code given below

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 and 3 both

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a)

Kiran MK 11: Aerobatic aircraft

MI 35 : Attack helicopter

Mirage 2000 is a jet fighter aircraft

Question : 3

Prezista (Darunavir Ethanolate) manufactured by drug firm Lupin will be used to treat

a) Breast cancer

b) HIV

c) Tuberculosis

d) Ebola

Answer: (b)

The tablets will be used to treat HIV-1 infection.

Question : 4

Which of the following are the characteristics of the algal species Ulva paschima Bast and Cladophora goensis Bast discovered recently?

  1. They have excellent ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
  2. Both species are endemic to western coast of India.
Codes:

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Answer: (b)

Ulva paschima Bast and Cladophora goensis Bast are the first algal species discovered in past 40 years in India. These were discovered by Dr. Felix Bast and two research students working with him.

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct about proposed India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project?

  1. The project will be located in Maikal Hills.
  2. The project is jointly supported by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
  3. It will also host experiments such as the search for dark matter.
Codes:

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Answer: (b)

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

Question : 6

Micros Systems, a cloud firm has been taken over by?

a) Microsoft

b) Apple

c) SAP

d) Oracle

Answer: (d)

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

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