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351.

Name the enzyme discovered by Center for Cell and Molecular Biology (CCMB) scientists which helps to cut bacterial cell walls.

A. Xanthine dehydrogenase
B. Ribonucleotide reductase
C. Firefly luciferase EC
D. Murein EndopeptidiaseK
Answer» E.
352.

The UK researchers have used which telescope to determine that Sun's magnetic field is 10 times stronger than thought?

A. Snow Solar Telescope
B. 1m Solar Telescope
C. Waypoint-1 Space Telescope
D. Hubble Space Telescope
Answer» C. Waypoint-1 Space Telescope
353.

Which telescope was used to determine that, dark matter is not made up of tiny primordial black holes as stated by Stephen Hawking?

A. Hobby-Eberly Telescope
B. Subaru telescope
C. Large Binocular Telescope
D. Large Zenith Telescope
Answer» C. Large Binocular Telescope
354.

Name the telescope, which is used by astronomers to capture the first image of Black Hole?

A. Event Horizon Telescope
B. Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
C. Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope
D. Lunar-based ultraviolet telescope
Answer» B. Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
355.

Which of the following Israeli lunar Mission crashed on the Moon?

A. LADEE
B. Beresheet
C. Juno-1A
D. Ofek-11
Answer» C. Juno-1A
356.

Who has discovered an Earth-sized planet, HD 21749b using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite?

A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. SpaceX
D. JAXA
Answer» C. SpaceX
357.

Name the vehicle which received approval from cabinet for continuation of its Phase 4 programme that consists of 5 rocket flights during 2021-2024?

A. SLV
B. ASLV
C. PSLV
D. GSLV
Answer» E.
358.

What is the name of the third transiting planet in the Kepler-47 Circumbinary System discovered by astronomers from San Diego State University?

A. Kepler-47d
B. Kepler-47c
C. Kepler-47b
D. Kepler-47a
Answer» B. Kepler-47c
359.

Name the Spacecraft, which is used by NASA to find "Ligeia Mare", the second largest known body of liquid on Saturn's moon Titan.

A. Voskhod
B. Cassini
C. Space Shuttle
D. Vostok
Answer» C. Space Shuttle
360.

Which rocket launched the Cygnus Cargo Ship to International Space Station from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia?

A. Thor-Delta
B. Rehbar-I
C. Antares Rocket
D. Scout
Answer» D. Scout
361.

Universe's first molecule that formed almost 14 billion years ago, recently detected by NASA is __________.

A. Hydrogen sulfide
B. Tributyltin hydride
C. Helium hydride
D. Beryllium oxide
Answer» D. Beryllium oxide
362.

Name the combined immune deficiency disorder which is cured by gene therapy developed by HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus).

A. Lupus
B. Inflammatory bowel disease
C. Bubble boy
D. Multiple sclerosis
Answer» D. Multiple sclerosis
363.

Name the Indian aircraft, which has participated in India-US Anti Submarine Warfare drill that held in Indian Ocean recently.

A. Sukhoi Su-30
B. MiG-21
C. P8I Neptune
D. HAL Kiran
Answer» D. HAL Kiran
364.

Which telescope is used for confirming that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected?

A. Keck Observatory
B. Galileo National Telescope
C. Hubble Space Telescope
D. Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer» D. Spitzer Space Telescope
365.

The scientists from which Institute has developed an ultrasensitive quantum thermometer, recently?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru University
B. University of Delhi
C. Jamia Millia Islamia
D. Jawaharlal Nehru University
Answer» D. Jawaharlal Nehru University
366.

How many satellites where launched by China from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
367.

Who is planning to send a probe to study the sun early next year?

A. JAXA
B. NASA
C. ISRO
D. BARC
Answer» D. BARC
368.

Name the giant asteroid which will fly past Earth on April 13, 2029.

A. 101955 Bennu
B. 4179 Toutatis
C. 2062 Aten
D. 99942 Apophis
Answer» E.
369.

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With which spacecraft?

A. Skylab
B. Dragon
C. Gemini
D. Apollo
Answer» C. Gemini
370.

NASA's First Planetary Defense Technology to Collide with Asteroid in __________.

A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2022
D. 2025
Answer» D. 2025
371.

Maitrayee Bose and Ziliang Jin found the samples of water from which Asteroid?

A. Itokawa
B. Aten
C. Eros
D. Toutatis
Answer» B. Aten
372.

FDA approved first Dengue vaccine for the prevention of dengue disease. It's named as;

A. TetraVax-DV
B. DENVax
C. CYD-TDV
D. Dengvaxia
Answer» E.
373.

The first nuclear test Pokhran was codenamed as;

A. Crystal clear Vision
B. The Vision
C. The Mahavir
D. Smiling Buddha
Answer» E.
374.

Name of the mission to moon, that is set to be achieved by National Aeronautics and Space Organization(NASA) in the year 2024.

A. Artemis
B. Voyager
C. Pioneer
D. Chandra
Answer» B. Voyager
375.

How many missions have been announced by ISRO to be conducted in next 10 years?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Answer» C. 8
376.

Name of farthest place in universe where NASA's spacecraft has recently found evidence of water.

A. Wire Gross
B. Giant Gracia
C. Ultima Thule
D. Webar Galaxy
Answer» D. Webar Galaxy
377.

Which of the following along with XPoSaT has been categorized by ISRO as Defined Missions?

A. Lunar Polar Exploration and Exoworlds
B. Venus Mission
C. Mangalyaan-2
D. Aditya L-1
Answer» E.
378.

Which refurbished imported product is allowed in India after receiving certification from Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS)?

A. Televisions
B. Mobile Phones
C. Laptops
D. Tablets
Answer» C. Laptops
379.

Recently, ISRO has launched PSLV C-46 rocket by carrying this earth observation satellite from Andhra Pradesh.

A. TecSAR
B. ANUSAT
C. RISAT-1
D. RISAT-2B
Answer» E.
380.

The first satellite for Elon Musk's new Starlink internet service was launched by;

A. Boeing
B. NASA
C. SpaceX
D. ISRO
Answer» D. ISRO
381.

How many Earth-sized Exoplanets are discovered by NASA from the outside of Solar System?

A. 18
B. 23
C. 8
D. 5
Answer» B. 23
382.

Name of the Moon mission 2024 which was unveiled by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

A. Kosmos
B. Artemis
C. Surveyor
D. Explorer
Answer» C. Surveyor
383.

Astronomers discovered the Forbidden Planet, ________in the Neptunian Desert

A. NGTS - 4b
B. NGTS - 6g
C. NGTS - 5D
D. NGTS - 7B
Answer» B. NGTS - 6g
384.

Name the experimental Ebola drug, which is found to cure Nipah virus as per study published in Science Translational Medicine from National Institutes of Health scientists and colleagues.

A. Valacyclovir
B. Famciclovir
C. Remdesivir
D. Acyclovir
Answer» D. Acyclovir
385.

Which planet will be the brightest object in the sky in June, besides the sun and the moon?

A. Venus
B. Saturn
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury
Answer» D. Mercury
386.

Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on __________.

A. July 10th
B. July 15th
C. July 13th
D. July 5
Answer» C. July 13th
387.

As per announcement by ISRO chief K Sivan, in which year India is planning to launch its own Space Sation?

A. 2025
B. 2026
C. 2028
D. 2030
Answer» E.
388.

How many new species were discovered from India in the year 2018 as per the data released by Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)?

A. 596
B. 540
C. 525
D. 510
Answer» B. 540
389.

NASA plans to shut down this telescope in January 30, 2020.

A. Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
B. Hubble Space Telescope
C. Spitzer Space Telescope
D. James Webb Space Telescope
Answer» D. James Webb Space Telescope
390.

NASA's First Astrobee Robot starts flying in the space, recently. It was named as;

A. Bunny
B. Robocop
C. Gerry
D. Bumble
Answer» E.
391.

Name the first satellite launched by Sri Lanka from the International Space Station (ISS) along with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal.

A. Cartosat-2A
B. INSAT-4CR
C. Ravana-1
D. Kalpana-1
Answer» D. Kalpana-1
392.

Which entity launched India's first drone "Patang", with the NP-NT (No permission - No take-off) protocol under the Digital Sky regulatory framework for drones ?

A. Aurora Integrated Systems Pvt. Ltd.
B. Asteria Aerospace Pvt. Ltd.
C. Skylark Drones
D. RcBazaar Bangalore
Answer» D. RcBazaar Bangalore
393.

Who has launched a hefty rocket with 24 payload military and scientific research satellites, recently?

A. Boeing
B. NASA
C. SpaceX
D. ISRO
Answer» D. ISRO
394.

Which space agency, has discovered the high amounts of methane gas on Mars that indicates life on the red planet?

A. ESA
B. ISRO
C. NASA
D. JAXA
Answer» D. JAXA
395.

What is the name of the low-cost neonatal breathing device invented by Nitesh Kumar Jangir for saving the lives of newborn babies?

A. Save
B. Breathe
C. Saans
D. Live
Answer» D. Live
396.

Which space agency has designed Lunar Evacuation System Assembly (LESA) system to save the lives of astronauts?

A. European Space Agency
B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
C. Italian Space Agency
D. Canadian Space Agency
Answer» C. Italian Space Agency
397.

NASA's __________ space telescope discovers a new planet named L 98-59b.

A. James Webb
B. TESS
C. Astron
D. Hubble
Answer» C. Astron
398.

Which space agency has discovered first nearby super-earth planet GJ357d?

A. NASA
B. JAXA
C. ESA
D. ISRO
Answer» B. JAXA
399.

Which telescope was used by researchers for discovering the source of FRB 180924, a mysterious powerful pulse of cosmic energy known as Fast Radio Burst (FRB)?

A. Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope(MOST)
B. Australia Telescope Compact Array Pathfinder (ATCAP)
C. Atacama Large Millimeter Array Pathfinder (ALMAP)
D. Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP)
Answer» E.
400.

Which space agency has tested a launch-abort system for the Orion capsule designed to take United States (US) astronauts to the Moon?

A. Boeing
B. Tesla
C. NASA
D. SpaceX
Answer» D. SpaceX