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This section includes 1551 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity and Civics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 651. |
__________ is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus. |
| A. | Dysentery |
| B. | Malaria |
| C. | Chickenpox |
| D. | Herpes |
| Answer» C. Chickenpox | |
| 652. |
India's Mars Orbiter Mission is likely to be launched in November 2013. What kind of rocket will be used by ISRO for this mission. |
| A. | Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) |
| B. | Agni III |
| C. | Extended polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| D. | SLV - III |
| Answer» D. SLV - III | |
| 653. |
J. Kepler is famous for the discovery of laws of ______. |
| A. | Gases |
| B. | Electricity |
| C. | Planetary motion |
| D. | Magnetism |
| Answer» D. Magnetism | |
| 654. |
In 2019, radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B was launched successfully by the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre located in _______. |
| A. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| B. | Sriharikota |
| C. | Balasore |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» C. Balasore | |
| 655. |
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket successfully launched a Cygnus spacecraft in April 2019 carrying 3.5 metric tons of cargo bound for the International Space Station. It will remain at the station for about ________ days. |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 90 |
| E. | 100 |
| Answer» E. 100 | |
| 656. |
_____ is an unwanted plant in a cultivated field which competes with the main crop for nutrients, shelter and sunlight. |
| A. | weed |
| B. | field pest |
| C. | storage pest |
| D. | crop |
| Answer» B. field pest | |
| 657. |
In computer terminology, what is called the set of tools and commands at the top of the computer screen |
| A. | Scroll bar |
| B. | Ruler bar |
| C. | Status bar |
| D. | Ribbon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 658. |
Match List -1 and List -2 and select the correct answer by using the code given below the list. List -1 (Company) List -2 (Founder) A. SpaceX 1. Elon Musk B. Virgin Galactic 2. Travis Kalanick C. Twitter inc. 3. Jack Dorsey D. Uber 4. Richard Branson |
| A. | A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3 |
| B. | A - 1, B - 4, C - 3, D - 2 |
| C. | A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1 |
| D. | A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4 |
| Answer» C. A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1 | |
| 659. |
On 17 January 2021, Virgin Orbit the California-based satellite launch company recently launched its Launcher One rocket to orbit. What statements is/are CORRECT regarding the rocket?1. It places the satellites in Sun Synchronous Orbit2. It is the first all liquid-fuelled air-launched orbital rocket3. It is capable of carrying payloads of up to 500–600 kg to a 310-mile-high (500-km) polar orbitSelect the correct answer using the code given below.(A) 1 only(B) 2 only(C) Both 1 and 2(D) Both 2 and 3 |
| A. | B |
| B. | A |
| C. | C |
| D. | D |
| Answer» D. D | |
| 660. |
By which year is India planning to order taxi aggregators convert 40% of their fleet of cars to electric? |
| A. | 2023 |
| B. | 2024 |
| C. | 2025 |
| D. | 2026 |
| E. | 2027 |
| Answer» E. 2027 | |
| 661. |
In 2018, the Thumba Equatorial Rockets Launching Station of India has completed _______ years, after being dedicated to the U.N. |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 662. |
_________ is used in yellow lamp street lights. |
| A. | Neon |
| B. | Nitrogen |
| C. | Phosphorous |
| D. | Sodium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 663. |
GAIL (India) Limited in the last week of November, 2015 launched which portal for monitoring the pipeline Right of Use (ROU) through Space Technology? |
| A. | Bhuvan-GAIL Portal |
| B. | GEO-Store Portal |
| C. | K&J Satellite Portal |
| D. | Star one C 2 Portal |
| Answer» B. GEO-Store Portal | |
| 664. |
In September 2019, a pilot project for the introduction of 'Industry 4.0' in the country has been launched at the Modern Coach Factory in Uttar Pradesh's ________ district. |
| A. | Amroha |
| B. | Raebareli |
| C. | Mirzapur |
| D. | Ghaziabad |
| E. | Hardoi |
| Answer» C. Mirzapur | |
| 665. |
In 2015, aircraft make Boeing developed a metal called _______, which is lighter than air and strong than steel. |
| A. | Microlattice |
| B. | Molybdenum |
| C. | Titanium |
| D. | Iridium |
| Answer» B. Molybdenum | |
| 666. |
At which of the following places the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) was held on November 23-24, 2017? |
| A. | London |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Sanya |
| D. | Tokyo |
| Answer» C. Sanya | |
| 667. |
"Coca Cola" was invented by |
| A. | Floyd Paxton |
| B. | Les Paul |
| C. | John Pemberton |
| D. | Forrest Parry |
| Answer» D. Forrest Parry | |
| 668. |
A standard alphanumeric keyboard of a laptop usually has how many keys? |
| A. | 86 Keys |
| B. | 104 Keys |
| C. | 75 Keys |
| D. | 52 Keys |
| Answer» B. 104 Keys | |
| 669. |
Consider the following statements with reference to Max Theodor Felix von Laue.1. He was the German recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1914.2. He discovered the diffraction of X-rays.3. He discovered X-rays.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 2 |
| B. | Only 3 |
| C. | Only 1 |
| D. | Only 1 and 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 670. |
In which country, the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle became operational in December 2019? |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | France |
| D. | Russia |
| E. | Japan |
| Answer» E. Japan | |
| 671. |
For the first time, astronomers have detected X-rays radiating from which planet , using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory? |
| A. | Neptune |
| B. | Uranus |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Venus |
| E. | Mercury |
| Answer» C. Jupiter | |
| 672. |
India has designed and developed pilotless target aircrafts named _____, and made successful test flights of its unmanned air vehicle (UAV).1. Nishant2. Lakshya3. AstraA. Only 2B. Only 1C. Only 2 and 3D. Only 1 and 2 |
| A. | D |
| B. | A |
| C. | C |
| D. | B |
| Answer» B. A | |
| 673. |
Near coastal areas, temperature on land in day time gets reduced due to ________. |
| A. | Land breeze |
| B. | Sea breeze |
| C. | Both land and sea breeze |
| D. | Sparsely populated coasts |
| Answer» C. Both land and sea breeze | |
| 674. |
In Microsoft Word, ________ refers to the way our text will look like. |
| A. | Inserting |
| B. | Formatting |
| C. | Cutting |
| D. | Pasting |
| Answer» C. Cutting | |
| 675. |
PING stands for ______ in the computer networking field. |
| A. | Packet Internet Groper |
| B. | Process Internet Groper |
| C. | Packet Intranet Groper |
| D. | Protect Internet Groper |
| Answer» B. Process Internet Groper | |
| 676. |
IBM will launch a new weather forecasting system which will be able to predict conditions up to ________ hours in advance and cover parts of the world which have not had access to such detailed data. |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 14 |
| E. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 14 | |
| 677. |
In June 2017, NASA successfully launched _________ mission to study the intersteller medium, the matter between stars. |
| A. | CHESS |
| B. | BLESS |
| C. | FLESS |
| D. | HESS |
| Answer» B. BLESS | |
| 678. |
Astronomers have for the first time discovered ________ in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. |
| A. | water |
| B. | water vapor |
| C. | air |
| D. | fire |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. air | |
| 679. |
A group of innovators from which of the following universities has come up with a unique hand sanitizer bands- called G Bands using Thermoplastic elastomers? |
| A. | Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University |
| B. | Gujarat Technological University |
| C. | Indian Institute of Teacher Education |
| D. | Veer Narmad South Gujarat University |
| E. | University of Mumbai |
| Answer» C. Indian Institute of Teacher Education | |
| 680. |
New 'super-white' paint, reflecting how much per cent of sunlight off buildings, is so good at reducing heat it could one day replace AC? |
| A. | 89.5% |
| B. | 91.5% |
| C. | 93.5% |
| D. | 95.5% |
| E. | 97.5% |
| Answer» E. 97.5% | |
| 681. |
In the context of automobiles, the use of a technology termed as 'microdot' is aimed at: |
| A. | Curbing vehicle thefts |
| B. | Improving fuel efficiency |
| C. | Reducing emission |
| D. | Improving safety features |
| Answer» B. Improving fuel efficiency | |
| 682. |
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener sold in the market. It consists of amino acids and provides calories like other amino acids. Yet, it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent in food items. What is the basis of this use? |
| A. | Aspartame is as sweet as table sugar, but unlike table sugar, it is not readily oxidized in human body due to lack of requisite enzymes. |
| B. | When aspartame is used in food processing, the sweet taste remains, but it becomes resistant to oxidation. |
| C. | Aspartame is as sweet as sugar, but after ingestion into the body, it is converted into metabolites that yield no calories. |
| D. | Aspartame is several times sweeter than table sugar, hence food items made with small quantities of aspartame yield fewer calories on oxidation. |
| Answer» B. When aspartame is used in food processing, the sweet taste remains, but it becomes resistant to oxidation. | |
| 683. |
ISRO's first sun mission, which is going to take off in 2019, is named as: |
| A. | Surya L1 |
| B. | Ravi L1 |
| C. | Suraj L1 |
| D. | Aditya L1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 684. |
In Microsoft Word, under character formatting _______ is used to apply colors to the characters. |
| A. | Font style |
| B. | Font color |
| C. | Effects |
| D. | Size |
| Answer» C. Effects | |
| 685. |
________ is a way to quickly access a favourite website by saving it in your browser. |
| A. | Cookie |
| B. | Bookmark |
| C. | Blog |
| D. | Both bookmark and blog |
| Answer» C. Blog | |
| 686. |
In October 2020, a volunteer in a clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by which of the following, has died? |
| A. | AstraZeneca |
| B. | Oxford University |
| C. | Sun Pharma |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | Both 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. Both 1 and 3 | |
| 687. |
According to the Hornbostel–Sachs system of Indian Musical Instruments, Ghungroo can be classified as |
| A. | Chordophones |
| B. | Aerophones |
| C. | Membranophones |
| D. | Idiophones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 688. |
In which state has ISRO begun preparatory works for setting up a 3rd rocket launchpad? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Odisha |
| E. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. Odisha | |
| 689. |
/**//**/AIX is the operating system of which company? |
| A. | Microsoft |
| B. | Apple |
| C. | IBM |
| D. | Unisys |
| Answer» D. Unisys | |
| 690. |
A spy satellite named 'National Reconnaissance Office satellite' was launched into orbit on 19 January 2019. The satellite belongs to which country? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | France |
| C. | China |
| D. | Spain |
| E. | Germany |
| Answer» B. France | |
| 691. |
Creating an object from a class is called |
| A. | Initialisation |
| B. | Instantiation |
| C. | Creation |
| D. | Definition |
| Answer» C. Creation | |
| 692. |
In Microsoft Word, ________ view shows formatting such as line spacing, font, point size, and italics. |
| A. | Web Layout |
| B. | Normal Layout |
| C. | Reading Layout |
| D. | Print Layout |
| Answer» C. Reading Layout | |
| 693. |
Apple introduced the iPad as a multimedia device in the year _____. |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2011 |
| Answer» D. 2011 | |
| 694. |
Members, from which of the following institutes have found a new species of Asian gracile skink, named Subdoluseps nilgiriensis? |
| A. | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| B. | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru |
| C. | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| D. | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| E. | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| Answer» C. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | |
| 695. |
Dissolved oxygen in rivers is close to _________ parts per million. |
| A. | 125 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» D. 0 | |
| 696. |
A generator converts ________. |
| A. | Mechanical energy into electrical energy. |
| B. | Electrical energy into chemical energy. |
| C. | Thermal energy into electrical energy. |
| D. | Electrical energy into light energy. |
| Answer» B. Electrical energy into chemical energy. | |
| 697. |
China has launched the first 6G satellite into space. The experimental satellite was carried in a Long-March 6 rocket along with how many other satellites? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 12 |
| E. | 14 |
| Answer» E. 14 | |
| 698. |
Country's first anti-diabetic drug, launched by the CSIR is _________. |
| A. | BGR - 37 |
| B. | BGR - 36 |
| C. | BGR - 35 |
| D. | BGR - 34 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 699. |
India's first Beyond-Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile indigenously designed & developed by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is: |
| A. | Prithvi |
| B. | Agni |
| C. | Astra |
| D. | Akash |
| Answer» D. Akash | |
| 700. |
In June 2020, Astronomers have discovered two super-Earth exoplanets that are orbiting a star how many light-years away from Earth? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 11 |
| E. | 13 |
| Answer» E. 13 | |