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Questions : Which of the following nuclear power plants (planned or active) are correctly matched with the state where they are located?
  1. Kakrapar Gujarat
  2. Gorakhpur Rajasthan
  3. Mithivirdi Maharashtra
Codes:

(a) 2 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 1 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Gorakhpur nuclear power plant has been proposed to be constructed at Fatehabad (Haryana), but has met with continuous protest from the farmers. Recently, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change has given coastal regulatory zone approval to Mithivirdi Nuclear Power Plant, Bhavnagar (Gujarat).

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Question : 1

Consider the following:

  1. Bluetooth device
  2. Cordless phone
  3. Microwave oven
  4. Wi-Fi device
Which of the above can operate between 2.4 and 2.5 GHz range of radio frequency band?

a) 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (d)

Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimetre, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz (0.3 GHz) and 300 GHz. A microwave oven passes (nonionizing microwave radiation (at a frequency near 2.45 GHz) through food, causing dielectric heating by absorption of energy in the water, fats and sugar contained in the food.

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have many applications: setting up networks, printing, or transferring files. They also work in the given frequency range. All cordless sold in the US use the 1.9 GHz or 2.4-GHz bands.

Question : 2

Which one of the following was discovered first in the chromosphere of the sun?

a) Helium

b) Krypton

c) Neon

d) Xenon

Answer: (a)

The chromosphere (literally, “sphere of colour”) is the second of the three main layers in the Sun’s atmosphere and is roughly 2,000 kilometers deep. It sits just above the photosphere and just below the solar transition region. Helium, the lighter of the noble gases, was the first to be discovered. In fact, this element was first identified in the Sun’s chromosphere rather than in the Earth.

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct regarding HAL Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)?

  1. It is twin engine fifth generation fighter plane being developed by HAL.
  2. It will be equipped with the stealth technology.
  3. It will have the ability to release weapons at supersonic speeds.
  4. It is fitted with Kaveri engines.
Codes:

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Answer: (c)

AMCA will be fitted with K9 or K10 engines. The engines will be developed in collaboration with a foreign manufacturer.

Question : 4

The raising new plants from a plant tissue through tissue culture is termed as

a) macro economic

b) micropropagation

c) micro grafting

d) macro consumer

Answer: (b)

Living cells or tissues or organs are cultured in aseptic conditions in nutrient medium to produce plantlet which is disease resistant. This is known as tissue culture or micropropagation.

Question : 5

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 : 6

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

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