Science and Technology Flashcards
India’s first armed nuclear submarine is
INS Arihant
Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)
IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region
Whatis “Terminal High Altitude Are
a Defense(THAAD)”
An American anti-missile system
In July 2019, the spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 was launched from which Indian State?
Andhra Pradesh
Bariatric Surgery makes changes to a person’s
Digestive system
What is Marble Cancer?
Corrosion of marble due to acid rain
Dolly, the first cloned living being created at Roslin Institute in Scotland was a
Sheep
India successfully test-fired ‘Nirbhay’ in April 2019. It is a/an
Sub-sonic missile
The Indian ship that will take part in the 8th Indo - Myanmar Coordinated Patrol is
INS Saryu
In the field of Information and Technology what is the full form of ASCII?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Which of the following cities hosted an international summit which adopted a declaration on digital health?
Delhi
What is the name of the anti-satellite missile test conducted by DRDO in March 2019 from the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam island launch complex?
Mission Shakti
In which city has India’s first HIV treatment centre and clinic for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community been inaugurated?
Mumbai
The ‘I-help’ initiative to promote digital electoral literacy has been launched in which of the following states?
Assam
May 2019, Pakistan successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile named
Shaheen II
In 2019, radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B was launched successfully by the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre located in
Sriharikota
In 2019, The Indian Space Research organisations, new commercial arm called New Space India Limited (NSIL) was officially inaugurated in the city of
Bengaluru
With reference to Remote Sensing Technology, what does LIDAR stand for?
Light Detection and Ranging
A nuclear-powered Arctic icebreaker recently launched by Russia has been named
Ural
Under the Sustainable Alternative towards affordable transportation (SATAT) scheme, ________ is being promoted as an alternative transport fuel
Compressed biogas
In 1974, the first nuclear test of Pokhran was code named as
Smiling Buddha
India successfully test-fired ‘Nirbhay’ in April 2019. It is a/an
Sub-sonic missile
In May 2019, scientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial research (CISR) Centre for cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, for the first time, sequenced the entire genome of
Asiatic Lion
A biochemical compound is any
Carbon-based compound found in Living things
In the field of Informational and Technology what is the full form of ASCII?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Neil Armstrong was the first person to reach on the moon. While walking on the moon
Mass remained the same, weight decreased
Chronological order
- Discovery of radio activity
- First nuclear explosion
- Man’s landing on the moon
- Launching of first satellite by India
What is the name of the world’s first private flight plan to go on the moon?
Moon express
The damage of the spectre module of the Russian Space Station Mir was due to
Collision with a Soyuz cargo ship
The Satellites of which one of the following countries have helped in the preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica?
Canada
Which layer of atmosphere is used for tele communication?
Ionosphere
Who is the scientist in whose honour the “Chandra” X-ray telescope has been named?
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars named
Mars odyssey
NASA’s deep impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
Tempel 1
What is the Galileo Project which has been in news recently?
a multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European Union
Spacecraft : Purpose
- Messenger
- Voyager 1 and 2
Mapping and investigating the Mercury
Exploring the outer solar system
Person : Known as
- John C Mather
- Michael Griffin
- Paul G Allen
- Piers Sellers
- Nobel Prize winner, 2006 physics
- Administrator of NASA
- Co-founder of Microsoft
- Space Walker
Cosmic Background Explore
Satellite programme
Falcon
space x
Discovery
Space shuttle
Atlantis
Space shuttle
What is ‘Greased lightning - 10’?
Electric plane tested by NASA
What is the purpose of ‘Evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA)’ project?
To detect gravitational waves
SELENE-1, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which one of the following?
Japan
Project LOON is related to
Wireless Communication technology
if LANDSAT data for an area is received today, then the data for an adjacent area to its west will be available
After certain number of days at the same local time
Recently, NASA had launched OSIR1S - REx for a mission which is the first of its kind from the USA. Choose mission objective from the following
To collect samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu and return to earth
The Indian Space Research Organisation is situated at
Bengaluru
Rohini, the third Indian Satellite, was launched from
Sriharikota
Which of the following describes the Geostationary Orbit correctly?
Altitude of 36,000 km above the sea level and the orbital period is 24 hours
The first geostationary satellite launched by India is
The first geostationary satellite launched by India is the “Aryabhata” satellite. It was named after the ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata and was launched on April 19, 1975, using a Soviet Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.
In April 1982, INSAT - 1A was launched from
In April 1982, INSAT-1A was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, using a Delta rocket. INSAT-1A was India’s first satellite in the Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) series, primarily designed for telecommunications and meteorological applications.
Kennedy Space Center is also known as Cape Canaveral
In the field of space technology, India has demonstrated during 1994, her capability to
Launch geo-stationary satellites
Which one of the following satellites is to be launched from India in 1996?
IRS-P3
Who amongst the following was the Chairman of ISRO when INSAT - 3 B was launched?
K . Kasturirangan
ISRO successfully conducted a rocket test using cryogenic engines in the year 2007. Where is the test-stand used for the purpose, located?
Mahendragiri
The worlds highest ground based telescopic observatory is located in
The world’s highest ground-based telescopic observatory is located in Hanle, Ladakh, India. It is known as the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) or the Hanle Observatory.