REVISION FOR PRELIMS – 24 AUGUST 2024 (PART 2)

REVISION FOR PRELIMS – 24 AUGUST 2024 (PART 2)

1. The following is/are the payloads of XPOSAT satellite ?
A. POLIX
B. XSPECT
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
 2. Which of the following is executing KLI-SOFC?
A. BSNL
B. MTNL
C. JIO
D. AIRTEL
 3. Recently India’s participation for SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY programme was approved. Where is it headquartered ?
A. USA
B. UK
C. China
D. India
4. Prithvi Vigyan scheme is being implemented for what time period?
A. 2020-24
B. 2021-24
C. 2020-26
D. 2021-26
 5. Recently world’s first functional semiconductor was launched by Georgia Institute of Technology. Which was the material used in creating this?
A. Graphene
B. Florene
C. Uranium
D. Lithium
 6. In which year was Central Road Research Institute established in India?
A. 1951
B. 1952
C. 1953
D. 1954
 7. ‘Ingenuity Mars helicopter’ is a space program of___
A. JAXA
B. ESA
C. NASA
D. Rocosmos
8. Which organ is primarily affected by hepatitis A?
A. Brain
B. Spleen
C. Intestine
D. Liver
9. Where was 9th India International Science Festival held?
A. Haryana
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Bengaluru
D. New Delhi
10. Who is hosting the SWATI portal ?
A. ISRO Bangalore
B. National Institute of plant genome Research, New Delhi
C. Bhaba atomic research center, Ahmadabad
D. None of the above
11. Who among the following tested India’s first hyper velocity expansion tunnel test facility ?
A. ISRO Bangalore
B. IISC Bangalore
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Madras
 12. What is Homosep Atom?
A. Robot to end manual scavenging
B. Robot for medicine delivery
C. Robot for science labs
D. None of the above
 13. Who among the following are part of Gaganyaan crewed space mission?
A. Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair
B. Ajith Krishnan
C. Subanshu shukla
D. All of the above
14. Where was India’s first hydrogen fuel cell ferry inaugurated ?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Andhra
15. The name given to Cyber attack through public charging stations or unknown USB ports ?
A. Power Jack
B. Juice Jack
C. Hijack
D. None of the above
 16. Which of the following statements are true ?
1. INSAT 3DS is a satellite for climate services
2. INSAT 3DS was launched using GSLV F14
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2
17. Where is coastal research lab located in India ?
A. Bhopal
B. Chennai
C. Visakhapatnam
D. Kanyakumari
18. Which of the following statements are true ?
1. ADITI scheme was launched under iDEX framework
2. ADITI scheme is for the time period 2023-24 to 2025-26
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2
 19. The indigenously developed INDRA app relates to __
A. Weather analysis
B. Climate change info dissemination
C. Information on flights
D. None of the above
20. IISC recently developed novel hydrogel. It relates to __
A. Oil purification in oceans
B. Remove microplastics from water
C. Moderate the biological oxygen demand of water
D. None of the above
 21. ISRO recently developed light weight nozzles for rocket engine.What was the material used in this purpose?
A. Carbon
B. Chitosan
C. Copper
D. None of the above
 22. Which is the first hospitality in India to procure first advanced interoperative ultrasound machine for Brain Tumor surgeries ?
A. AIIMS Delhi
B. Tata memorial hospital, Mumbai
C. Manipal hospital, Bangalore
D. Assumption hospital, Wayanad
23. Which of the following statements are true ?
1. TRISHNA is an thermal imaging satellite
2. TRISHNA is a collaboration between India and French
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2
24. What is Truenat platform ?
A. It is a test for TB
B. It is a test for HIV
C. It is a test for Paralysis
D. It is a test for Leprosy
 25. Who is executing Technology development fund in India ?
A. ISRO
B. NITI Aayog
C. DST
D. DRDO
26. What is the purpose of Bayesian conventional neural network of INCOIS?
A. Forecast weather
B. Forecast Monsoon
C. Forecast swell waves
D. Forecast El-Nino and La-Nina
27. Which country is collaborating with India for Space Maitri Mission?
A. Australia
B. UK
C. USA
D. Russia
 28. Which of the following statements are true ?
1. LCA is a genetic disorder of eyes
2. LCA was treated recently using BRILLIANCE genetic engineering tool
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2
 29. Which of the following statements are true ?
1. Alpha fold 3 is AI instrument of Google deepmind
2. Alpha fold 3 aims to enhance drug discovery and disease targeting
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2
 30. Where was world’s largest carbon dioxide capture facility started ?
A. Greenland
B. Iceland
C. Canada
D. Russia
 31. Which country launch Einstein probe astronomical satellite ?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Canada
D. Russia
 32. Where is GRAPES 3 located?
A. Ooty
B. Kodaikanal
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai
 33. Which of the following statements are true ?
1. Tamil Nadu recently banned production of cotton candy
2. Rhodamine B is said to cause cancer
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2
34. In which year was Kodaikanal solar observatory launched ?
A. 1799
B. 1899
C. 1999
D. 2009
 35. Which month was marked at National birth defect awareness month in 2024 ?
A. Jan
B. Feb
C. March
D. April
36. The aim of Chakshu app of union government is to report __
A. Cyber fraud
B. Telecom fraud
C. Bank fraud
D. Job fraud
37. What is the name of AI anchor deployed by DD Kisan?
A. AI Krish
B. AI Bhoomi
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
38. In which year was guard commando force launched in India?
A. 2004
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2007
 39. What is the name of first indigenous UAV of Indian Navy ?
A. Drishti
B. Starliner
C. Drishti 10 Starliner
D. Star Drishti
40. Which of the following statements are true ?
1. ARMADO is India’s first armoured light specialist vehicle
2. ARMADO was developed by Adani Tech
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2
41. INS Sandhayak is a __
A. Survey vessel
B. Frigate
C. Corvette
D. Aircraft Carrier
 42. Submersible platform for acoustic characterization and evaluation was inaugurated at ___
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Tamilnadu
D. Maharashtra
43. Who among the following were part of INSV Tarini that completed trans oceanic expedition recently?
A. DILNA K
B. ROOPA A
C. BOTH A AND B
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE