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Answer: Option B. -> a–(ii), b–(i), c–(iv), d–(iii)
Answer: (b)
Saras: the first Indian multi-purpose civilian aircraft.;
Bhishma: modified Russian T-90 main battle tank;
BrahMoS: a short-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile developed as an Indo-Russian joint venture;
INSAT–3C: a multipurpose satellite built by ISRO and launched by Arianespace in Jan 2002.
Answer: (b)
Saras: the first Indian multi-purpose civilian aircraft.;
Bhishma: modified Russian T-90 main battle tank;
BrahMoS: a short-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile developed as an Indo-Russian joint venture;
INSAT–3C: a multipurpose satellite built by ISRO and launched by Arianespace in Jan 2002.
Answer: Option D. -> USA
Answer: (d)
US engineers have developed the world’s fastest car with a top speed of an incredible 435 kilometres per hour. US firm Hennessey’s Venom GT set the new record for the fastest car in the world during a test run at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Venom beat the previous best record of 431km/h set by Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
Answer: (d)
US engineers have developed the world’s fastest car with a top speed of an incredible 435 kilometres per hour. US firm Hennessey’s Venom GT set the new record for the fastest car in the world during a test run at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Venom beat the previous best record of 431km/h set by Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
Answer: Option C. -> ATV-4
Answer: (c)Europe’s cargo-carrier, the ATV-4 accomplished its Mission. The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was burnt over the uninhabited zone of the southern Pacific Ocean after a five month mission on 2 November 2013.
Answer: (c)Europe’s cargo-carrier, the ATV-4 accomplished its Mission. The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was burnt over the uninhabited zone of the southern Pacific Ocean after a five month mission on 2 November 2013.
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: (c)Hippocampus where place cells are located is a part of brain.
Answer: (c)Hippocampus where place cells are located is a part of brain.
Answer: Option B. -> Both1 and 2
Answer: (b)Bridgmanite makes up about 70 percent of the earth's lower mantle and 38 percent of the total volume of earth. It is made up of high-density magnesium iron silicate.
Answer: (b)Bridgmanite makes up about 70 percent of the earth's lower mantle and 38 percent of the total volume of earth. It is made up of high-density magnesium iron silicate.
Answer: Option A. -> Kerala
Answer: (a)The second edition of National Biodiversity Conference will be held in Kerala in February 2015.
Answer: (a)The second edition of National Biodiversity Conference will be held in Kerala in February 2015.
Answer: Option B. -> Rajasthan
Answer: (b)
Smiling Buddha, formally designated as PokhranI, was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at the long-constructed Indian Army base, Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan on 18 May 1974.
It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Answer: (b)
Smiling Buddha, formally designated as PokhranI, was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at the long-constructed Indian Army base, Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan on 18 May 1974.
It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Question 118. Consider the following Statements:
- India successfully test-fired its nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from a test ranges at Chandipur in Odisha.
- It is surface-to- air ballistic missile.
- Dhanush is the variant of prithvi designed for Indian Navy.
Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 3 only
Answer: (a)Prithvi-II is surface-to-surface missile developed by DRDO.
Answer: (a)Prithvi-II is surface-to-surface missile developed by DRDO.
Answer: Option D. -> All of these
Answer: (d)National Green Tribunal has banned the burning of tyres in open as harmful products are released while burning them.
Answer: (d)National Green Tribunal has banned the burning of tyres in open as harmful products are released while burning them.
Question 120. With reference to ‘stem cells’, frequently in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Stem cells can be derived from mammals only.
- Stem cells can be used for screening new drugs.
- Stem cells can be used for medical therapies.
Answer: Option A. -> 3 only
Answer: (a)Stem cells are the undifferentiated mass of cells that can be appropriately programmed genetically to give rise to any type of cell. In view of this, it can be used for medical therapies like grafting, development of antibodies etc.
Answer: (a)Stem cells are the undifferentiated mass of cells that can be appropriately programmed genetically to give rise to any type of cell. In view of this, it can be used for medical therapies like grafting, development of antibodies etc.
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