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401. |
What is Industrial Internet? |
A. | Application of Cloud computing in industries. |
B. | Application of Internet of things in industries. |
C. | Network of industries related to internet service providers. |
D. | Developing a network of industries around the world. |
Answer» C. Network of industries related to internet service providers. | |
402. |
Consider the following statements regarding ASTROSAT: 1. It is India’s second dedicated multi wavelength space observatory. 2. Its launch mass was 1650 kg. 3. It was successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on board a PSLV-CA vehicle. Which of the statements given above is/are true? |
A. | 1 and 2 only |
B. | 1 only |
C. | 1 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» B. 1 only | |
403. |
India has recently announced a Newton Fund Research program with which of the following countries? |
A. | United Kingdom |
B. | United States of America |
C. | Russia |
D. | Japan |
Answer» B. United States of America | |
404. |
Which of the following districts is being developed as India’s first ever carbon neutral district? |
A. | Majuli |
B. | Bodhgaya |
C. | Varanasi |
D. | Guwahati |
Answer» B. Bodhgaya | |
405. |
Consider the following about In Vitro fertilization: 1. It is a type of assisted reproductive technology used for infertility treatment and gestational surrogacy. 2. It is a process by which an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body. Which of the statement given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» E. | |
406. |
Consider the following statements regarding Aditya Spacecraft: 1. This will be the first Indian mission to study the sun, and also the first Indian mission to be placed at Lagrangian point L1. 2. Till now only NASA has successfully placed satellites at the L1 point. Which of the statements given above is/are true? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» B. 2 only | |
407. |
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Waterless chrome tanning technology’: 1. It is a game changing technology to make leather processing environmentally stable and reduce chromium pollution load. 2. This technology eliminates use of water in tanning. 3. It brings down the usage of chromium by 80-90 %. Which of the statements given above is/are true? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 1 and 2 only |
C. | 1 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» C. 1 and 3 only | |
408. |
Bhuvan is? |
A. | A Geostationary satellite for promoting distance education in India. |
B. | An indigenous telescope developed to counter Hubble telescope. |
C. | The name given to next moon impact probe for Chandrayaan II. |
D. | A software application which allows exploring the surface of the earth. |
Answer» E. | |
409. |
‘Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’ are? |
A. | Indian Coast Guard Ships |
B. | Fighter planes |
C. | Ballistic Missiles |
D. | Destroyer |
Answer» B. Fighter planes | |
410. |
Consider the following statements regarding JUNO: 1. It is a space craft of NASA aimed at understanding origin and evolution of Jupiter. 2. It is named on a Greco-Roman mythology. 3. It is the third spacecraft to orbit Jupiter. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 2 only |
B. | 1 and 2 only |
C. | 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
411. |
Consider the following statements regarding Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars report: 1. The report ranked countries with highest increase in their contribution to environment protection. 2. According to the report, India ranked second and was only behind USA. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» E. | |
412. |
Recently India’s GSAT 18, communication satellite was launched from? |
A. | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. |
B. | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, India. |
C. | Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. |
D. | Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. |
Answer» D. Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. | |
413. |
Consider the following statements regarding BILI: 1. It stands for Bio Indicator Lidar Instrument. 2. It is a new instrument that could search for signatures of life on Mars. 3. It is florescence based remote sensing instrument. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 3 only |
C. | 1 and 2 only |
D. | All are correct |
Answer» E. | |
414. |
What is AQUAPONIC Farming? |
A. | It is a kind of inorganic farming bringing together Pisciculture and Viticulture |
B. | It is a kind of organic farming bringing together Pisciculture and Sericulture |
C. | It is a kind of inorganic farming bringing together Aquaculture and Pisciculture |
D. | It is a kind of organic farming bringing together Aquaculture and Horticulture. |
Answer» E. | |
415. |
Consider the following statements regarding INSAT 3DR: 1. It is for providing meteorological services in the country. 2. It continues the mission of INSAT 3D satellite which was launched in 2011. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» C. Both 1 and 2 | |
416. |
The Nobel Prize 2016 in chemistry is awarded to whom and for what? |
A. | Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines. |
B. | Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair. |
C. | Dan Shechtman for the discovery of quasi crystals. |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair. | |
417. |
Consider the following statements regarding Graphene: 1. It is the thinnest compound known to man at atom thick. 2. It is the lightest material known. 3. It is bad conductor of electricity. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 3 only |
C. | 1 and 2 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
418. |
Recently, India became the first country to be officially acknowledged by WHO and UNICEF as being Yawsfree. What is Yaws? |
A. | It is a kind of flu |
B. | It is a genetic disease |
C. | It is a kind of infection |
D. | It is a virus |
Answer» D. It is a virus | |
419. |
Cryogenics can be applied in which of the following? 1. Blood Banking 2. X-ray 3. Surgery 4. Telemetry 5. Magnetic levitation 6. Space technology Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
A. | 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only |
B. | 1, 2, 4 and 6 only |
C. | 1, 5 and 6 only |
D. | 1, 3, 5 and 6 only |
Answer» E. | |
420. |
Consider the following statements regarding Global Microscope Report: 1. The report assesses for regulatory environment for scientific research and development across 12 different indicators and 55 countries. 2. India has been ranked 5th by the Global Microscope Report 2016. Which of the statements given above is/are true? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» E. | |
421. |
Consider the following statements regarding aerosols: 1. An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas. 2. The aerosol adsorbs pollutants and facilitates their deposition on the earth’s surface, which is harmful for the environment. 3. Aerosol regulates the amount of sunlight (solar insolation) entering into the earth’s atmosphere and contributing to the global climate change. Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 and 3only |
C. | 1 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
422. |
Assertion (A): A Tibetan prefecture Ngari, bordering India and Nepal is considered one of the best sites for astronomical observation on Earth. Reason (R): Ngari has high altitude and large number of cloudless days throughout the year. Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
B. | Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. |
C. | A is true and R is false |
D. | A is false and R is true |
Answer» B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
423. |
What is ‘Cattle genomics’? |
A. | It is an academic stream dealing with genetic study of cattle. |
B. | It is a program of Government aimed at improving the genetic health of cattle population through genomic selection. |
C. | It is a technology for development of high density DNA chips using cattle genes. |
D. | It is a farmer centric scheme of government, where scientist will work in sync with farmers to solve their problems. |
Answer» C. It is a technology for development of high density DNA chips using cattle genes. | |
424. |
Consider the following statements regarding NASA’s Cassini-Huygens’s Mission: 1. It reached Saturn and its moon in July, 2008. 2. It has recently discovered steep sided canyons flooded with hydrocarbons on Saturn’s moon Titan. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» B. 2 only | |
425. |
Consider the following statements regarding E-Paper: 1. It is the technology mimicking appearance of ordinary ink on paper. 2. It works best in dark like standard LED displays work. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» B. 2 only | |
426. |
CASPOL can be applied in which of the following fields: 1. Launch Vehicle 2. Railways and Automobiles 3. Cooking Gas 4. Cottage roofsSelect the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | 1 and 2 only |
B. | 1 only |
C. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 4 only |
Answer» E. | |
427. |
Consider the following statements regarding RESOURCESAT-2A satellite: 1. It is a navigation satellite intended for resource monitoring. 2. Its weight is 1,235 kg. 3. It will follow the mission of Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2 launched in 2003 and 2011 respectively. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | 1 and 2 only |
B. | 2 and 3 only |
C. | 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» C. 3 only | |
428. |
Consider the following statements about HGP-Write: 1. It will be the first ever Human Genome Project. 2. It will be an open, academic, International scientific research project. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» C. Both 1 and 2 | |
429. |
Which of the following is a robotic submarine send under in southern Indian Ocean to search the black boxof MH370 Malaysian plane that went missing recently? |
A. | ACYUT 4 |
B. | EMIEW-2 |
C. | ASIMO |
D. | BLUE FIN 21 |
Answer» E. | |
430. |
Consider the following statements regarding Seaweed: 1. It is considered as the medicinal food of the 21st century. 2. Many seaweeds are rich in minerals and vitamins. 3. Seaweed cultivation increases eutrophication. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 2 only |
B. | 1 and 2 only |
C. | 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
431. |
Consider the following statements regarding Solar Power Tree, developed by the CSIR-CMERI: 1. It will harness solar energy for producing electricity with vertical arrangement of solar cells. 2. It reduces the requirement of land and keeps the land character intact. 3. It is not viable for urban areas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | 1 and 2 only |
B. | 3 only |
C. | 1 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» B. 3 only | |
432. |
What is EmDrive (Electromagnetic drive)? |
A. | It is a data storage device which works with the use of solar energy. |
B. | It is a new technology in Automobile sector. |
C. | It is a microwave thruster that aims to replace rocket engines. |
D. | It is a new device being developed that can store and bring data from space. |
Answer» E. | |
433. |
Consider the following statements regarding Antrix: 1. It is not a wholly owned Government of India company. 2. It is the commercial and marketing arm of the Indian space research organization. 3. It got the Maharatna status form the government of India in 2008. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 1 and 3 only |
C. | 2 only |
D. | 3 only |
Answer» C. 2 only | |
434. |
‘Konkan 16’ is a 2016 edition of annual bilateral maritime exercise between? |
A. | Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy |
B. | Indian Navy and Japanese Navy |
C. | Indian Navy and Royal Navy |
D. | Indian Navy and Israeli Navy |
Answer» D. Indian Navy and Israeli Navy | |
435. |
What is MCR-1? |
A. | It is last mile antibiotic |
B. | It is kind of infection |
C. | It is a kind of flu recently detected in India |
D. | It is a resistance causing gene |
Answer» E. | |
436. |
A solar powered internet drone ‘Aquila’ is a project of? |
A. | |
B. | |
C. | |
D. | Collaboration of Facebook and Google |
Answer» D. Collaboration of Facebook and Google | |
437. |
What is CYBATHLON? |
A. | It is a type of cyber crime |
B. | It is a type of Computer Virus |
C. | It is an international competition |
D. | It is an android application |
Answer» D. It is an android application | |
438. |
The India International Science Festival aims at? |
A. | Showcasing developments in the field of science and technology in India. |
B. | Collaborating International Science institutions. |
C. | Attracting global community towards the contribution of India in the development of science and technology. |
D. | Encouraging and developing scientific temper among young minds. |
Answer» E. | |
439. |
Human can acquire the Brucellosis infection through? 1. Consumption of Dairy products 2. Consumption of fertilized agro products 3. Contacting contaminated animal secretion Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | 1 and 2 only |
B. | 1 only |
C. | 1 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
440. |
The Nobel Prize 2016 in Physics is awarded for? |
A. | Theory of relativity |
B. | For the discovery of Neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass |
C. | For the Invention of Blue light emitting diodes. |
D. | Discovery of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter. |
Answer» E. | |
441. |
National centre for Antartic and Ocean Research, under the ministry of Earth sciences has established a high altitude research station in Himalaya called ‘HIMANSH’, what is the objective of this initiative? |
A. | Study and quantify the Himalayan glacier responses towards the climate change. |
B. | Study the pollution level in Himalayan Rivers. |
C. | Study and recognize the forest resources with respect to intellectual property rights. |
D. | Both A and B |
Answer» B. Study the pollution level in Himalayan Rivers. | |
442. |
Consider the following statements regarding LISA Pathfinder: 1. LISA stands for Laser Interferometer Space Application. 2. It is a research spacecraft of NASA to detect gravitational waves. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» E. | |
443. |
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology can be used in curing: |
A. | Sexual Diseases |
B. | Mental Diseases |
C. | Cancer |
D. | Genetic Diseases |
Answer» E. | |
444. |
Consider the following statements regarding scramjet: 1. It stands for supersonic combustion ramjet. 2. It uses atmospheric oxygen to burn hydrogen fuel. 3. These are efficient only at hypersonic speed. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 1 and 2 only |
C. | 3 only |
D. | 2 and 3 only |
Answer» D. 2 and 3 only | |
445. |
Recently, a multi-fuel domestic cooking stove named ‘Neerdhur’ has been developed by? |
A. | NEERI |
B. | CSIR |
C. | ICAR |
D. | Both A and B |
Answer» E. | |
446. |
Consider the following statements regarding LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor): 1. It was a single cell bacterium like organism. 2. It can be said that it was first living organism on Earth. 3. Eukaryotes share common genetic features with LUCA. Which of the following statements is/are true? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 1 and 3 only |
C. | 1 and 2 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» B. 1 and 3 only | |
447. |
The new scheme of government ‘Digi-Dhan Yojana’ aims at? |
A. | Financial inclusion |
B. | Improving financial literacy |
C. | Providing information related to benefits of demonetization |
D. | Incentivizing digital payments |
Answer» E. | |
448. |
Mycobacterium Indicus Pranii (MIP), developed in India is a vaccine preventing against? |
A. | Leprosy |
B. | Tuberculosis |
C. | Human papilloma Virus |
D. | Aids |
Answer» B. Tuberculosis | |
449. |
Which of the following statements is/are true about IRNSS? 1. IRNSS space system, is comprising of seven satellites, which is at par with US-based GPS. 2. IRNSS will have total seven satellites, of which 3 satellites will be Geosynchronous and 4 will be Geostationary. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» B. 2 only | |
450. |
What is OSIRIX-REX? |
A. | It is a space probe of NASA for asteroid Bennu. |
B. | It is a space probe of NASA for a comet. |
C. | It is satellite of China for meteorology. |
D. | It is a space probe of European Space Agency for mapping Milky Way. |
Answer» B. It is a space probe of NASA for a comet. | |