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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The first astronaut to walk in outer space is |
| A. | Aleksei Leonov |
| B. | Yuri Gagarin |
| C. | Neil Armstrong |
| D. | Dave Scott |
| Answer» C. Neil Armstrong | |
| 2. |
PSLV stands for |
| A. | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| B. | Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| C. | Perfect Satellite Launching Verifier |
| D. | Preparatory Satellite Launching Vehicle |
| Answer» B. Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle | |
| 3. |
The Name of India s research station at the North pole is |
| A. | Dakshin Gangotri |
| B. | Maitri |
| C. | Himadri |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 4. |
With which among the following fields is the name of S. Chandrasekhar associated? |
| A. | Cosmology |
| B. | Chemistry |
| C. | Fluid Mechanics |
| D. | Astrophysics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who is known as the father of Indian missile technology ? |
| A. | Dr. U.R. Rao |
| B. | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| C. | Dr. Chidambaram |
| D. | Dr. Homi Bhabha |
| Answer» C. Dr. Chidambaram | |
| 6. |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated in |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» C. Chennai | |
| 7. |
The device in communication satellites which receives signals from an earth station and transmits them to different directions is |
| A. | Transformer |
| B. | Transistor |
| C. | Transponder |
| D. | Transducer |
| Answer» D. Transducer | |
| 8. |
Which of the following countries launched world s first satellite for monitoring Greenhouse Gases? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | China |
| Answer» D. China | |
| 9. |
Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 10. |
The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) the nerve centre of the entire spacecraft operations-in India is at |
| A. | Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Thumba Kerala |
| C. | Sriharikota Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Hassan Karnataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is India s development IRBM? |
| A. | Prithvi |
| B. | Aakash |
| C. | Agni II |
| D. | Dhanush |
| Answer» D. Dhanush | |
| 12. |
Where is the satellite launching centre of India located? |
| A. | Ahmedabad |
| B. | Hassan |
| C. | Sriharikota |
| D. | Thumba |
| Answer» D. Thumba | |
| 13. |
Kaiga-II plant which supplies electricity is a |
| A. | hydel project |
| B. | coal project |
| C. | nuclear power reactor |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 14. |
Which country launched the world s first satellite dedicated to monitoring Green house gas emission in 2009? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | India |
| D. | U.S.A. |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following refers to the first nuclear reactor of India? |
| A. | Rohini |
| B. | Urvashi |
| C. | Apsara |
| D. | Kamini |
| Answer» D. Kamini | |
| 16. |
From where was INSAT-2E launched? |
| A. | Baikanour |
| B. | Kourou |
| C. | Sriharikota |
| D. | Chandipur |
| Answer» C. Sriharikota | |
| 17. |
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at |
| A. | Sriharikota |
| B. | Trivandrum |
| C. | Trombay |
| D. | Bangalore |
| Answer» C. Trombay | |
| 18. |
Who is Paul A. Volcker? |
| A. | Coauthor of the book Mitrokhin Archives II |
| B. | Under-Secretary-General of UN |
| C. | Chairman of the Committee appointed by the UN to investigate the oil-for-food programme |
| D. | US Administrator in Iraq |
| Answer» D. US Administrator in Iraq | |
| 19. |
The intermediate range nuclear-capable missile developed indigenously is named |
| A. | Agni |
| B. | Prithvi |
| C. | Nag |
| D. | Trishul |
| Answer» B. Prithvi | |
| 20. |
Who is popularly known as Missile Man of India ? |
| A. | Dr. C.V. Raman |
| B. | Dr. Hargobind Khurana |
| C. | Dr. S. Chandrasekhar |
| D. | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is situated in |
| A. | Sriharikota |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| D. | Kalpakkam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who was the first person to set foot on the moon? |
| A. | Yuri Gagarin |
| B. | Valentina Tereshkova |
| C. | Neil Armstrong |
| D. | Steven Spielberg |
| Answer» D. Steven Spielberg | |
| 23. |
A Nuclear Power Station is located at |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Tarapur |
| C. | Korba |
| D. | Neyveli |
| Answer» C. Korba | |
| 24. |
MIRV stands for |
| A. | Multi-directional Independently Reoriented Vehicle |
| B. | Multipurpose Integrally-targeted Revolutionary Vehicle |
| C. | Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle |
| D. | Multi-dimensional Independent Reentry Vehicle |
| Answer» D. Multi-dimensional Independent Reentry Vehicle | |
| 25. |
Indian and Russian scientists successfully test-fired a supersonic cruise missile named |
| A. | GSAT 1 |
| B. | GSLV |
| C. | Brahmos |
| D. | INSAT 3B |
| Answer» D. INSAT 3B | |
| 26. |
The process in which nitrogen is released into the atmosphere is |
| A. | Ammonification |
| B. | Denitrification |
| C. | Biological nitrogen Fixation |
| D. | Nitirification |
| Answer» D. Nitirification | |
| 27. |
India s first Naval Museum is being commissioned at this major sea port |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Kochi |
| Answer» D. Kochi | |
| 28. |
ISRO is the abbreviation for |
| A. | Indian Scientific Research Organisation |
| B. | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| C. | International Space Research Organisation |
| D. | International Scientific Research Organisation |
| Answer» C. International Space Research Organisation | |
| 29. |
Which one of the following is considered as nature s radar? |
| A. | Hippopotamus |
| B. | Pigeon |
| C. | Vulture |
| D. | Owl |
| Answer» C. Vulture | |
| 30. |
Where is the world s first Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Project proposed to be set up? |
| A. | Cuttack |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Jodhpur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Vikram Sarabai Space Centre (VSSC) is at |
| A. | Thiruvanananthapuram |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 32. |
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is at |
| A. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 33. |
On June 9, 2011 India successfully flight tested |
| A. | Agni-I |
| B. | Agni-II |
| C. | Prithvi-II |
| D. | Akash |
| Answer» D. Akash | |
| 34. |
The US Department of Energy s Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York an attempt to understand cosmic history used a giant atom smasher and has generated temperature of |
| A. | 52 billion degrees celsius |
| B. | 85 billion degrees celsius |
| C. | 2.5 trillion degrees Celsius |
| D. | 4 trillion degrees Celsius |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Plimsoll line is a reference line in a |
| A. | Plane |
| B. | Train |
| C. | Ship |
| D. | Submarine |
| Answer» D. Submarine | |
| 36. |
ISRO launched the world s first satellite dedicated to education, the EDUSAT in the month of |
| A. | June 2004 |
| B. | July 2004 |
| C. | August 2004 |
| D. | September 2004 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Who regulates the slots where the geosynchronous satellites should be placed? |
| A. | UN Secretary-General |
| B. | International Telecommunication Union |
| C. | NASA |
| D. | Glaukosmos |
| Answer» C. NASA | |
| 38. |
The Industrial Revolution has led to |
| A. | Conservation of forests |
| B. | Increased pollution |
| C. | Conservation of wildlife |
| D. | Ecological balance |
| Answer» C. Conservation of wildlife | |
| 39. |
Which is the earliest of the Indian Institute of Technologies established? |
| A. | I.I.T. Delhi |
| B. | I.I.T. Mumbai |
| C. | I.I.T. Kharagpur |
| D. | I.I.T. Kanpur |
| Answer» D. I.I.T. Kanpur | |
| 40. |
The rear side of the moon was photographed by |
| A. | Viking I |
| B. | Viking II |
| C. | Luna III |
| D. | Mariner IX |
| Answer» D. Mariner IX | |
| 41. |
ISRO s Master Control Facility is in |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which of the following was the first Indian exclusive defence satellite which was successfully launched on 29 August 2013? |
| A. | GSAT - 7 |
| B. | MIG - 47 |
| C. | GSET - 4 |
| D. | GSAT - 6 |
| Answer» B. MIG - 47 | |
| 43. |
Radar is used to |
| A. | locate submerged submarines. |
| B. | receive signal from radio receivers. |
| C. | detect and locate distant objects. |
| D. | locate geostationary satellites. |
| Answer» D. locate geostationary satellites. | |
| 44. |
Dactylogram is related with : |
| A. | teleprinter |
| B. | perambulator |
| C. | cereals |
| D. | fingerprint |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following institutes in List I is wrongly matched with its location indicated in List II ? |
| A. | NA |
| B. | NA |
| C. | NA |
| D. | NA |
| Answer» D. NA | |
| 46. |
Name the two research stations maintained by India in Antarctica |
| A. | Gangotri and Himadri |
| B. | Sagar Nidhi and Yamunotri |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Maitri and Bharti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
What is the name of Research Station established by Indian Government for conducting research in Antarctic ? |
| A. | Dakshin Gangotri |
| B. | Yamunotri |
| C. | Uttari Gangotri |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Yamunotri | |
| 48. |
For a missile launched with a velocity less than the earth s escape velocity, the total energy is |
| A. | either positive of negative |
| B. | Negative |
| C. | Zero |
| D. | Positive |
| Answer» C. Zero | |
| 49. |
Heavy water is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors. Heavy water is |
| A. | water rich in minerals |
| B. | ozonised water |
| C. | water containing minerals of heavy metal |
| D. | water containing heavy isotope of hydrogen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
To an astronaut, sky appears |
| A. | white |
| B. | rich blue |
| C. | light blue |
| D. | dark |
| Answer» E. | |