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251. |
The researchers from this institute have developed cheaper organic solar cells using vitamin B12 derivative, recently. |
A. | IISER Pune |
B. | IIITM Gwalior |
C. | IISER Bhopal |
D. | IISc Bangalore |
Answer» D. IISc Bangalore | |
252. |
BARC has recently re-commissioned an upgraded version of which nuclear reactor? |
A. | Dhruva |
B. | Apsara |
C. | Purnima |
D. | Zerlina |
Answer» C. Purnima | |
253. |
ISRO has recently launched Polarimetry Doppler Weather Radar of which frequency band at Sriharikota spaceport? |
A. | K-band |
B. | C-band |
C. | X-band |
D. | S-band |
Answer» E. | |
254. |
ISRO successfully launched PSLV C 42 with two British earth observation satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 from which space centre? |
A. | Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota |
B. | ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore |
C. | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram |
D. | Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun |
Answer» B. ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore | |
255. |
Name the NASA's satellite that has discovered two new Earth-like planets named super-Earth and hot Earth. |
A. | Pioneer 10 Space Survey Satellite (PSSS) |
B. | Kepler Observation Satellite (KOS) |
C. | Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) |
D. | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
Answer» E. | |
256. |
India's maiden interplanetary mission which has completed four years orbiting around the red planet is; |
A. | NISAR |
B. | RISAT |
C. | MOM |
D. | ASTROSAT |
Answer» D. ASTROSAT | |
257. |
Which Space agency landed the world's first moving, robotic observation of an asteroid surface? |
A. | JAXA |
B. | NASA |
C. | ISRO |
D. | CNSA |
Answer» B. NASA | |
258. |
What type of blood test is to be introduced by Abbott for early prediction of heart attack? |
A. | Smart ECG |
B. | Troponin-I blood test |
C. | CK-MB tests |
D. | Serum myoglobin tests |
Answer» C. CK-MB tests | |
259. |
Which country scientists created a 3D-printed meals? |
A. | British |
B. | Poland |
C. | Netherlands |
D. | Belgium |
Answer» B. Poland | |
260. |
How many BeiDou-3 navigation satellites has been launched by China on 15 October 2018? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 6 |
Answer» B. 4 | |
261. |
Name the galaxy proto-supercluster discovered by scientists at the European Southern Observatory (ESO). |
A. | Hyperloop |
B. | Hyperion |
C. | Marsel |
D. | Bruno |
Answer» C. Marsel | |
262. |
This country has successfully tested world's largest unmanned transport drone "FH-98"? |
A. | Germany |
B. | Russia |
C. | China |
D. | India |
Answer» D. India | |
263. |
This country is working on creating an artificial moon. |
A. | India |
B. | US |
C. | China |
D. | Canada |
Answer» D. Canada | |
264. |
The scientists of which space agency have found superflares flares from the Young Red Dwarf Stars imperiling planets? |
A. | ISRO |
B. | JAXA |
C. | NASA |
D. | Roscosmos |
Answer» D. Roscosmos | |
265. |
Which of the following NASA's telescope completed its 10 years of mission recently? |
A. | Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
B. | Femto Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
C. | Nano Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
D. | Pico Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
Answer» B. Femto Gamma-ray Space Telescope | |
266. |
The researchers from this country developed a skin gel to protect farmers from pesticides. |
A. | China |
B. | India |
C. | US |
D. | Canada |
Answer» C. US | |
267. |
Soyuz-2.1B rocket is successfully launched by which country? |
A. | Italy |
B. | US |
C. | China |
D. | Russia |
Answer» E. | |
268. |
NASA names 21 gamma-ray constellations to celebrate its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope's 10th year of operations. It is named as; |
A. | Hulk and Godzilla |
B. | Spider-Man and Venom |
C. | Loki and Ultron |
D. | Mothra and Rodan |
Answer» B. Spider-Man and Venom | |
269. |
A Japanese rocket lifted off the United Arab Emirates first locally made satellite, the KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite, into orbit. The name of the rocket is; |
A. | Sakigake |
B. | M-V rocket |
C. | Ohsumi |
D. | H2A |
Answer» E. | |
270. |
Which spacecraft became the closest spacecraft ever to the Sun recently? |
A. | NASA's Parker Solar Probe |
B. | NASA's Hubble Telescope |
C. | NASA's Keppler Telescope |
D. | China's Chang Telescope |
Answer» B. NASA's Hubble Telescope | |
271. |
Which of these sets a record with 'supersonic' parachute for Mars 2020 mission? |
A. | ESA |
B. | ISRO |
C. | NASA |
D. | JAXA |
Answer» D. JAXA | |
272. |
Name the Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot that has been taught by researchers to identify galaxies in deep space. |
A. | DotSpot |
B. | ClaRAN |
C. | DeTECT |
D. | Laura |
Answer» C. DeTECT | |
273. |
The spacecraft that orbited the two largest objects in the asteroid belt completed its mission is; |
A. | Dawn |
B. | Galileo |
C. | Rosetta |
D. | Orian |
Answer» B. Galileo | |
274. |
Which of the following satellite is used for faster Internet connectivity? |
A. | GSAT-11 |
B. | GSAT-12 |
C. | GSAT-13 |
D. | GSAT-14 |
Answer» B. GSAT-12 | |
275. |
Which of the following technology will be used in ICC Women's T20 tournament for the first time? |
A. | Speed Gun |
B. | Snickometer |
C. | DRS |
D. | Hawk Eye |
Answer» D. Hawk Eye | |
276. |
Name of the NASA's space instrument that will travel with the Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, in 2021. |
A. | Ralph |
B. | Delfino |
C. | MaxR |
D. | Rhino |
Answer» B. Delfino | |
277. |
Who has taken its first step towards its mid-2023-planned mission to Venus? |
A. | JAXA |
B. | SpaceX |
C. | ISRO |
D. | NASA |
Answer» D. NASA | |
278. |
Astronomers recently found a 'cold super-Earth'. The planet has been labeled ___________. |
A. | Barnard's Star e |
B. | Barnard's Star g |
C. | Barnard's Star b |
D. | Barnard's Star d |
Answer» D. Barnard's Star d | |
279. |
The communication satellite which was successfully launched by ISRO recently? |
A. | GSAT-29 |
B. | GSAT-29A |
C. | GSAT 6A |
D. | INSAT-4E |
Answer» B. GSAT-29A | |
280. |
Which country has built an 'artificial sun' that reaches 6 times the temperature of Sun? |
A. | China |
B. | United States |
C. | Russia |
D. | France |
Answer» B. United States | |
281. |
The new definition of Kilogram will be replaced by which of the following? |
A. | Planck constant |
B. | Boltzmann constant |
C. | Faraday constant |
D. | Stefan-Boltzmann constant |
Answer» B. Boltzmann constant | |
282. |
The 0.7 m GROWTH-India telescope made its first observation which is a follow-up study of a nova explosion. It was located in __________. |
A. | Hanle, Ladakh |
B. | Nubra, Ladakh |
C. | Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh |
D. | Pathankot, Punjab |
Answer» B. Nubra, Ladakh | |
283. |
Which team won the 59th edition of the junior boys Subroto Cup International Football Tournament? |
A. | Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi |
B. | Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan |
C. | Amini School, Afghanistan |
D. | Butwal Elite English School, Butwal |
Answer» C. Amini School, Afghanistan | |
284. |
This country developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) constellation with the successful launch of 2 more satellites. |
A. | Japan |
B. | China |
C. | South Korea |
D. | Russia |
Answer» C. South Korea | |
285. |
Name the SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket(BFR) which had been Renamed recently by its CEO Elon Musk? |
A. | Falcon 9 |
B. | Zenit-2 |
C. | Saturn V |
D. | Starship |
Answer» E. | |
286. |
Researchers from this University have created the first ever 'Ion Drive' plane with no moving part by adapting a technology that is previously used in Spacecraft. |
A. | National University of Singapore |
B. | University of Chicago |
C. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
D. | Stanford University |
Answer» D. Stanford University | |
287. |
NASA's InSight spacecraft landed on Mars after how many months through the Red Planet's atmosphere? |
A. | 7 months |
B. | 6 months |
C. | 5 months |
D. | 4 months |
Answer» B. 6 months | |
288. |
ISRO to launch Indias HysIS satellite with how many foreign satellites? |
A. | 25 |
B. | 30 |
C. | 20 |
D. | 42 |
Answer» C. 20 | |
289. |
Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos has planned to venture into the Internet of Things (IoT) by launching a new satellite with the name of; |
A. | Marathon |
B. | Webster |
C. | Galaxy |
D. | Star Hunter |
Answer» B. Webster | |
290. |
Which of the following rocket is to be launched by NASA? |
A. | VISIONS-2 |
B. | Soyuz |
C. | Sputnik 1 |
D. | Mariner 9 |
Answer» B. Soyuz | |
291. |
Which of the following is the first manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS)? |
A. | Soyuz mission |
B. | Apollo 11 mission |
C. | Shenzhou mission |
D. | Tiangong-2 mission |
Answer» B. Apollo 11 mission | |
292. |
How many small satellites are launched by SpaceX recently? |
A. | 64 |
B. | 58 |
C. | 42 |
D. | 38 |
Answer» B. 58 | |
293. |
India's heaviest communication satellite that is launched successfully from French Guiana. |
A. | GSAT-10 |
B. | GSAT-17 |
C. | GSAT-11 |
D. | GSAT-9 |
Answer» D. GSAT-9 | |
294. |
NASA's 'OSIRIS-REx' spacecraft's mission involves a close-up survey of the asteroid __________. |
A. | Bennu |
B. | Vesta |
C. | Ceres |
D. | Eros |
Answer» B. Vesta | |
295. |
India Successfully Test-Fires Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile Agni-5 from which of the space station? |
A. | Abdul Kalam Island |
B. | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
C. | National Remote Sensing Centre |
D. | ISRO Inertial Systems Unit |
Answer» B. Satish Dhawan Space Centre | |
296. |
The new human protein discovered by researchers to fight the Ebola virus. |
A. | ERPT7 |
B. | ZAUN4 |
C. | THUL9 |
D. | RBBP6 |
Answer» E. | |
297. |
What is the name of the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system? |
A. | Farout |
B. | VG18 |
C. | A1689-zD1 |
D. | Quasar |
Answer» B. VG18 | |
298. |
ISRO plans to Launch GSAT- 7A Communication Satellite from this space station. |
A. | Bangalore |
B. | Sriharikota |
C. | Dehradun |
D. | Thiruvananthapuram |
Answer» C. Dehradun | |
299. |
Which of the following is launched to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing earth observation satellites? |
A. | IDRSS |
B. | IRSCS |
C. | IRDSS |
D. | ISDTS |
Answer» B. IRSCS | |
300. |
NASA's first flight to moon that marked its 50thanniversary is; |
A. | Apollo 8 |
B. | Apollo 12 |
C. | Colombia 2 |
D. | Colombia 11 |
Answer» B. Apollo 12 | |