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451.

Which organization recently launched 60 mini satellites for global internet?

A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. SpaceX
D. DRDO
Answer» D. DRDO
452.

A huge X-Ray burst from outer space has been detected by which telescope?

A. Hubble
B. Webb
C. NICER
D. Compton
Answer» D. Compton
453.

Which rocket of ISRO is to launch USA's commercial nano satellites?

A. PSLV-C48
B. PSLV-C46
C. PSLV-C47
D. PSLV-C45
Answer» D. PSLV-C45
454.

What is name of NASA's first electric airplane?

A. P-51 Mustang
B. X-57 Maxwell
C. B-52 Stratofortress
D. U-2 spy plane
Answer» C. B-52 Stratofortress
455.

Which NASA satellite has recently found the crashed Indian Moon lander Vikram?

A. CALIPSO
B. Aura
C. Landsat7
D. LRO
Answer» E.
456.

Which Radar Imaging Satellite is to be launched by ISRO?

A. RISAT-2B
B. RISAT-2BR1
C. RISAT-1BR2
D. RISAT-1B
Answer» C. RISAT-1BR2
457.

How many missions will be completed by PSLV with the launch of RISAT-2BR1 on board PLSV-C48?

A. 58
B. 55
C. 50
D. 45
Answer» D. 45
458.

Who will be the partner country for Bio Asia 2020?

A. China
B. Switzerland
C. USA
D. Sweden
Answer» C. USA
459.

Which of the following cities organized the Symposium on Scope of Science of Ayurveda in Global Health?

A. Indore
B. Raipur
C. New Delhi
D. Chennai
Answer» D. Chennai
460.

How many commercial satellites have been launched by ISRO along with RISAT-2BR1?

A. 7
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12
Answer» C. 10
461.

Which of the following institute will set up a task force on gene therapy in order to encourage research in the field?

A. Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
B. Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers
C. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
D. The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
Answer» D. The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
462.

NASA has finally selected a sample collection site on asteroid Bennu after the arrival of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft . What is name of that site?

A. Nightingale
B. Ceres
C. Itokawa
D. Hygiea
Answer» B. Ceres
463.

Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of space object described as something between an asteroid and a comet- an active asteroid in which planet's orbit?

A. Saturn
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Neptune
Answer» D. Neptune
464.

On June 19, 2020 A meteorite-like object weighing around 2.78kg has fallen from the sky in which Indian state resulting in a one-foot deep crater in the earth?

A. Rajasthan
B. Punjab
C. Haryana
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» B. Punjab
465.

Which Indian company has announced the launch of its generic version of antiviral drug Remdesivir for emergency use in the treatment of the COVID-19 patients?

A. Cipla Ltd
B. Sun Pharmaceutical
C. Wockhardt Limited
D. Lupin Limited
Answer» B. Sun Pharmaceutical
466.

The Indian Space Research Organisation has initiated a 10,000 crore project- Gaganyaan to send humans to space by which year?

A. 2025
B. 2030
C. 2024
D. 2022
Answer» E.
467.

Which institue has created a chip named 'Dhruva' that can be mounted in smartphones and navigation devices to find places and routes within the country?

A. IIT Gandhinagar
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Indore
D. IIT Guwahati
Answer» C. IIT Indore
468.

Which institute has discovered new biomolecules to fight drug resistance in Kala-azar exploring ways to tackle miltefosine resistance?

A. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
B. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
C. National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
D. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Answer» D. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
469.

Scientists from which Institute have synthesized a novel inorganic-organic hybrid compound that can inhibit breast, lung, and liver cancer cells?

A. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
B. All India Institute of Medical Sciences
C. Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali
D. Central Drug Research Institute
Answer» D. Central Drug Research Institute
470.

Which university has detected two super Earths Gliese 887b and Gliese 887c orbiting around the Gliese 887, the brightest red dwarf star in the sky?

A. The University of Gottingen, Germany
B. University of Bern, Germany
C. Tsinghua University, Beijing
D. University of Helsinki, Germany
Answer» B. University of Bern, Germany
471.

Which scientist from India has been named as members of International Scientific group to offer foremost scientific evidence for sustainable food systems for global food summit 2021?

A. Mohan Sharma and Mitali Mukherji
B. Prof. Rattan Lal and Uma Lele
C. B. V. Sreekantan and C. S. Seshadri
D. Jitendra Nath Goswami and K. S. Krishnan
Answer» C. B. V. Sreekantan and C. S. Seshadri
472.

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics will explore Venus for the second time through the India's 1st Venus Mission. What is the name of India's 1st Venus Mission?

A. Shukrayaan-1
B. Venus-1
C. Shukra-1
D. Venusyaan-1
Answer» B. Venus-1
473.

Indian Council of Medical Research and which company join hands for development of COVID-19 vaccine called Covaxin?

A. Lupin Limited
B. Cipla Limited
C. Bharat Biotech
D. Biocon Limited3
Answer» D. Biocon Limited3
474.

What is the name of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech India Ltd in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology?

A. Coroxin
B. Covaxin
C. Covanin
D. Coronin
Answer» C. Covanin
475.

The IIT Alumni Council signed an agreement for joint research on COVID-19 and patient data analysis with which institute?

A. CSIR-IICT
B. CSIR-CMERI
C. CSIR-IGIB
D. CSIR-IHBT
Answer» D. CSIR-IHBT
476.

Who has launched a mobile app Lyfas for detection & risk assessment of COVID 19 infected individuals?

A. My Labs
B. Generich Pvt Ltd
C. Acculi Labs
D. GreenSoft Pvt Ltd
Answer» D. GreenSoft Pvt Ltd
477.

The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology(DIAT) has developed the Medical Bed Isolation System to fight against COVID-19. It was named as;

A. Ruchi
B. Aadhi
C. Aashray
D. Menshin
Answer» D. Menshin
478.

Name the group which has launched the generic Favipiravir in India under the brand 'Favivir' in India to treat Covid-19 infected patients.

A. Lupin
B. Cipla
C. Sun
D. Hetero
Answer» E.
479.

ASTHROS is the mission of which space agency?

A. China National Space Administration (CNSA)
B. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
C. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
D. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Answer» E.
480.

What is the name of first manhole cleaning robot inaugurated in Guwahati?

A. BANDIKOOT
B. BANDICOOT
C. BANDACOOT
D. BONDICOOT
Answer» C. BANDACOOT
481.

The SABIC chemical plant in 'which' country set to become the world's first large scale chemical production plant to completely run on renewable power?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Spain
C. UAE
D. Australia
Answer» C. UAE
482.

As per a new study, 1 in 3 children worldwide are threatened by high levels of which chemical element in their blood?

A. Iron
B. Sulphur
C. Lead
D. Chlorine
Answer» D. Chlorine
483.

Russia plans mass vaccination against COVID-19 by which month?

A. August
B. September
C. October
D. November
Answer» D. November
484.

IIT Madras with Helyxon Developed First of Its Kind Remote Patient Monitoring Solution for this disease.

A. COVID-19
B. Heart Diseas
C. Cancer
D. Diabetes
Answer» B. Heart Diseas
485.

Who has approved Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, COVISHIELD, in India?

A. DARPG
B. CSIR
C. ICMR
D. DCGI
Answer» E.
486.

LGM-30G Minuteman III was tested by __________.

A. US
B. UK
C. Brazil
D. Russia
Answer» B. UK
487.

As per journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers at University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics at ETH Zurich found 37 active volcanic structures on which planet?

A. Neptune
B. Mercury
C. Venus
D. Jupiter
Answer» D. Jupiter
488.

Scientists Identified how many New Species of Butterflies in Matheran Near Mumbai?

A. 70
B. 90
C. 27
D. 77
Answer» E.
489.

What is the name of baby galaxy founded by The Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute of Astrophysics?

A. ALMA
B. SPT0418-47
C. Virgo A
D. Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
Answer» C. Virgo A
490.

Who discovered the accelerated formation of the stars of Dwarf Galaxies?

A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. ARIES
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
491.

Which organisation successfully tested scramjet technology for hypersonic missiles?

A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. NASA
D. None of these
Answer» C. NASA
492.

Chandrayaan- 3 likely is to launch in which year?

A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2022
D. 2023
Answer» C. 2022
493.

Scientists discovered possible signs of life on which planet?

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Neptune
Answer» C. Jupiter
494.

ISRO to carry first-ever French payload abroad Venus mission scheduled for which year?

A. 2020
B. 2023
C. 2025
D. 2030
Answer» D. 2030
495.

The BepiColombo Space Craft has been launched to study which planet?

A. Mercury
B. Mars
C. Venus
D. Jupiter
Answer» B. Mars
496.

India's first multi-wavelength space-based observatory, Astrosat, completed how many successful years of operation?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
497.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully touched which asteroid's surface to collect dust and pebbles?

A. Ceres
B. Vesta
C. Juno
D. Bennu
Answer» E.
498.

Which planet is losing its atmosphere at faster rate than the earth?

A. Venus
B. Mercury
C. Saturn
D. Mars
Answer» E.
499.

NASA-ISRO is to launch NISAR satellite in which year?

A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2022
D. 2025
Answer» D. 2025
500.

Who discovered water on Sunlit Surface of Moon?

A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. CNSA
D. None of these
Answer» B. ISRO