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401.

Which space centre has launched an incredible new atomic clock into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy?

A. ESA
B. ISRO
C. JAXA
D. NASA
Answer» E.
402.

Inert gases were discovered by __________

A. Dalton
B. Newton
C. Roentgen
D. Ramsay
Answer» E.
403.

Which indigenous missile has recently been upgraded from 290 kilometers range to 500 kilometers range?

A. BrahMos
B. Agni-II
C. Naag
D. Prithvi-2
Answer» B. Agni-II
404.

Recently, how many countries have established a group of scientists to study the impact of climate change on Arctic ice?

A. 17
B. 8
C. 12
D. 21
Answer» B. 8
405.

Which new method has been identified for predicting monsoon?

A. Xenon-7
B. Krypton-7
C. Argon-7
D. Beryllium-7
Answer» E.
406.

What is name of the first Indian moon landing mission?

A. Chandrayan 1
B. Chandrayan 2
C. Aryabhat 1
D. Aryabhat 2
Answer» C. Aryabhat 1
407.

Who is the chairman of ISRO?

A. A. S. Kiran Kumar
B. G. Madhavan Nair
C. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
D. Kailasavadivoo Sivan
Answer» E.
408.

What is the name of human atlas initiative launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Persistent Systems to create a database of molecular network of all the tissues in the human body ?

A. HumanTissue
B. Tissue
C. Tibo
D. Manav
Answer» E.
409.

To which asteroid, Japan's unmanned $270-million spacecraft Hayabusa2 landed for the second time.

A. Asteroid Apophis
B. Asteroid Pallas
C. Asteroid Bennu
D. Asteroid Ryugu
Answer» E.
410.

What is the name of the India's Robot rover that will be release by the moon lander on the moon as a part of the chandrayan-2 mission?

A. Aryabhatt
B. Shaurya
C. Pragyan
D. Vikram
Answer» D. Vikram
411.

NASA is commemorating the 50th launch anniversary of which history mission in July?

A. Apollo 1
B. Apollo 13
C. Apollo 11
D. Apollo 5
Answer» D. Apollo 5
412.

MSRAM is capable of operating at the extreme condition of __________.

A. -30 C
B. -10 C
C. -20 C
D. -5 C
Answer» B. -10 C
413.

Chandrayaan-2 will explore & perform studies on which region of Moon?

A. Easr pole
B. West pole
C. North pole
D. South pole
Answer» E.
414.

How many countries have landed their spacecraft on moon before India?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
415.

ISRO to launch India's 1st solar mission Aditya-L1 by which year?

A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2025
D. 2030
Answer» B. 2021
416.

The researchers from this organisation has discovered 28 new stars in Milky Way galaxy.

A. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
B. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
C. National Centre for Earth Science Studies
D. ISRO
Answer» B. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
417.

Name the medium-range ballistic missile, which was test launched by Iran recently.

A. Shahab-3
B. Gorodomlya G-1
C. Dongfeng 5
D. Fateh-110
Answer» B. Gorodomlya G-1
418.

TESS of NASA has discovered how many new planets in a new planetary system TOI 270?

A. 3
B. 2
C. 5
D. 7
Answer» B. 2
419.

Name the super earth located about 31 light-years away, which was discovered by NASA's Translating Exoplanets Survey Satellite (TESS).

A. TOI 216 b
B. HD 219666 b
C. GJ 357 d
D. HD 1397 b
Answer» D. HD 1397 b
420.

What is the country's Deep Ocean Mission all about, which is planned to get started by the end of this year?

A. Purifying Sea Water
B. Measuring the depth of Oceans
C. Improving movement
D. To explore deep ocean minerals
Answer» E.
421.

Where Total Solar Eclipse will be visible in July 2019?

A. Chile
B. Argentina
C. South Pacific Ocean
D. All the above
Answer» E.
422.

Who among the following is the name of the first person who did spacewalk in 1965 but died recently?

A. Alexei Leonov
B. Fyodor Gorbachov
C. Joseph Huston
D. Mark Elliot
Answer» B. Fyodor Gorbachov
423.

Name the Aerospace company has delivered its 11th C-17 Globemaster III Transport Aircraft to the Indian Air Force(IAF) in order to boost the airlift requirements?

A. Lockheed Martin
B. BAE Systems
C. Boeing
D. Airbus
Answer» D. Airbus
424.

The Karnataka government notified __________ as "Class A poison".

A. Orellanine
B. Strychnine
C. Muscarine
D. Nictoine
Answer» E.
425.

The USFDA approved a new drug to treat TB. It's;

A. Ciprofloxacin
B. Azithromycin
C. Pretomanid
D. Trimethoprim
Answer» D. Trimethoprim
426.

The researchers from this IIT institute invented two distinct and special membranes that can separate oil and water.

A. IIT Varanasi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Kharagpur
D. IIT Guwahati
Answer» E.
427.

Who has found more than 40 pieces of debris created by Indias anti satellite test?

A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. SpaceX
D. Roscosmos
Answer» B. ISRO
428.

How many lunar bound orbit manoeuvre was carried out by Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on it way to Moon's south pole?

A. 13
B. 9
C. 7
D. 5
Answer» E.
429.

India has proposed to undertake deep ocean mining under which of the following projects?

A. Samudrayaan
B. Samudramanthan
C. Samudravisarjan
D. Samudrajal
Answer» B. Samudramanthan
430.

What is the name of the rover of Chandrayaan 2 mission?

A. Vikram
B. Virat
C. Drona
D. Pragyan
Answer» E.
431.

NASA and this space agency will meet in Rome to discuss their plan for planetary defence against asteroids.

A. Brazilian Space Agency
B. Canadian Space Agency
C. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
D. European Space Agency
Answer» E.
432.

Who was the mission director of the ISRO's mission, Chandrayaan-2?

A. K.Sivan
B. Muthayya Vanitha
C. Ritu Karidhal
D. Ramnanda Das
Answer» D. Ramnanda Das
433.

What is the name of India's first manned space mission?

A. Chandrayaan-3, 2021
B. Mangalyaan-2
C. Gaganyaan, 2021
D. Astrosat
Answer» D. Astrosat
434.

Who was the project director of the ISRO's mission, Chandrayaan-2?

A. K.Sivan
B. Muthayya Vanitha
C. Ritu Karidhal
D. Ramnanda Das
Answer» C. Ritu Karidhal
435.

What is the name of Chandrayaan 2 lander from which Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) lost it's contact when it was 2.1Km away from the surface of the moon?

A. Vikram Lander
B. Viking 2 Lander
C. Phoenix Lander
D. Mars Polar Lander
Answer» B. Viking 2 Lander
436.

Name the missile which was recently tested by the DRDO in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

A. NAG
B. Dhanush
C. Nirbhay
D. MPATGM
Answer» E.
437.

Water has been discovered on which potentially habitable super-Earth?

A. K2-18d
B. K2-18c
C. K2-18a
D. K2-18b
Answer» E.
438.

How many satellites did China launched for disaster management and climate monitoring?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» B. 4
439.

Name the most massive neutron star discovered by astronomers from West Virginia University (U.S).

A. MSP J0740+6620
B. MNS J0730+6620
C. MVS J0720+6620
D. MDS J0720+6620
Answer» B. MNS J0730+6620
440.

Recently, Scientists discover 8th continent under Europe. It's named as;

A. Greater Adria
B. Mathilde
C. Cruithne
D. Davida
Answer» B. Mathilde
441.

What is the name of Chandrayaan-2's payload that found charged particles on the Moon?

A. URJA
B. CLASS
C. RUSTOM
D. CLOUD
Answer» C. RUSTOM
442.

Which of the following fats is not favourable for our body?

A. Unsaturated fat
B. Saturated fat
C. Trans fat
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
443.

Which of the following agencies is going to organize Women Spacewalk on October 21?

A. NASA
B. JAXA
C. ISA
D. ISRO
Answer» B. JAXA
444.

Which of the following devices has been launched for ocean states forecast and mapping potential fishing zones?

A. Nishta
B. GEMINI
C. SEAFORC
D. None of the above
Answer» C. SEAFORC
445.

What is the name of NASA's recently launched a satellite to study the ionosphere?

A. PROP
B. ICON
C. MARK
D. ROCK
Answer» C. MARK
446.

Which of the following companies is developing an Artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool for analysis of terrorist activities?

A. TCS
B. L&T
C. BEL
D. HUL
Answer» D. HUL
447.

What is the name of a robot created by India and UK to encourage children to wash their hands?

A. Chichi
B. Meme
C. Pepe
D. Miko
Answer» D. Miko
448.

Which astronauts have set history by performing an all-female spacewalk on 18 October?

A. Sunita Williams
B. Christina Koch
C. Jessica Meir
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
449.

Unmanned X-37B space plane which landed recently in Florida has made a record of how many days in orbit?

A. 580
B. 758
C. 780
D. 980
Answer» D. 980
450.

Where did the newly decided space technology cell will be set up in India?

A. New Delhi
B. Bangalore
C. Roorkee
D. Hyderabad
Answer» B. Bangalore