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Question 381.

ISRO tested which engine to be used for India's first human-carry rocket under the Gaganyaan human space mission?

  1.    Kirti engine
  2.    Gaurav engine
  3.    Vikas engine
  4.    Ekta engine
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vikas engine
The ISRO has successfully test-fired the Vikas engine that would power India's first human-carry rocket (Gaganyaan human space mission).
Question 382.

DRDO undertook the final test firing of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). Which agency has been designated for the manufacturing of this missile?

  1.    Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
  2.    Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
  3.    Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
  4.    Bharat Dynamics Limited
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bharat Dynamics Limited
MPATGM will be manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited at its facility in Bhanoor, Telangana.
Question 383.

What is the crew capacity of the Gaganyaan programme?

  1.    3
  2.    2
  3.    4
  4.    5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 3
The test was conducted at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. This long-duration test is a major milestone for the three-crewed Human Space Programme Gaganyaan.
Question 384.

DRDO recently test-fired a naval variant of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Which destroyer ship was used for testing the missile?

  1.    INS Rajput
  2.    INS Kolkata
  3.    INS Chennai
  4.    INS Visakhapatnam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> INS Visakhapatnam
This advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was launched from INS Visakhapatnam, a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.
Question 385.

India test-fired more indigenous and improved variants of BrahMos missile. It is which type of missile?

  1.    Cruise missile
  2.    Ballistic missiles
  3.    Conventional guided missile
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Cruise missile
India undertook another successful test-firing of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with increased indigenous content and improved performance.
Question 386.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts headed to International Space Station, who will lead the team?

  1.    Tom Marshburn
  2.    Raja Chari
  3.    Kayla Barron
  4.    Matthias Maurer
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Raja Chari
NASA and SpaceX have launched the "Crew 3" mission on a flight to the International Space Station. The Mission will be led by Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari.
Question 387.

When will Chandrayaan 3 will be launched?

  1.    First quarter of 2023
  2.    Second quarter of 2022
  3.    Third quarter of 2022
  4.    First quarter of 2022
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Third quarter of 2022
Chandrayaan-3 mission is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 if normal workflow continues, informed Union Minister of State in the Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh.
Question 388.

SpaceX launched which Indian-origin astronaut led Crew 3 mission to International Space Station?

  1.    Sirisha Bandla
  2.    Renku Devi
  3.    Raja Chari
  4.    Ravish Malhotra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Raja Chari
US Space agency NASA and the Elon Musk-owned private rocket company SpaceX have launched the "Crew 3" mission. This new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts including Indian origin Raja Chari to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company's Crew-3 mission has docked successfully at the orbiting lab on Thursday.
Question 389.

India will have how many nuclear reactors by 2024?

  1.    7
  2.    8
  3.    5
  4.    9
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 9
The nation will have 9 nuclear reactors by 2024 and a new nuclear project, the first in northern India, will come up 150 kms away from Delhi in Gorakhpur of Haryana, the government informed the Rajya Sabha.
Question 390.

During a Solar Eclipse, what comes in front of the Sun and blocks its light?

  1.    Mars
  2.    Earth
  3.    Moon
  4.    Venus
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Moon
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth and partially or fully blocks the Sun's light in some areas and casts a shadow on the Earth.

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