Q.1

India's livestock disease monitoring and forecasting system is named as

  • Cattle Safety Laboratory
  • Animal Safety Laboratory
  • Biosafety Laboratory
  • Cattle Monitoring Laboratory
Q.2

The name of the space shuttle, which carried the Indian born Kalpana Chawla into space was

  • Columbia
  • Challenger
  • Atlantis
  • Endeavour
Q.3

Which out of the following is not a launch vehicle of India for placing satellites in the orbit?

  • PSLV
  • GSAT - 8
  • GSLV
  • Ariane SGS
Q.4

Tsunami is caused by ______

 

  • rocks underground suddenly breaking
  • lower atmospheric pressure
  • underwater volcanic activity
  • strong winds driving water onshore
Q.5

When was the ASLV used in India for the first time?

  • 1980
  • 1987
  • 1994
  • 2000
Q.6

The astronomer who discovered planet Pluto was ___.

  • Sylvain Arend
  • Joseph Asbrook
  • Edwin Hubble
  • Clyde Tombaugh
Q.7

Earthquake tremors are caused by the disturbance deep down inside the uppermost layer of the earth called the _________.

 

  • core
  • kernel
  • pith
  • crust
Q.8

What is the name of the moon of Pluto?

  • Charon
  • Ganymede
  • Luna
  • Triton
Q.9

Oparin's theory about 'Origin of life' is related to

  • biological evolution
  • chemical evolution
  • artificial evolution
  • physical evolution
Q.10

India has designed and developed pilotless target aircrafts named ___ and made successful test flight of its unmanned air vehicle (UAV).

 

1. Nishant

2. Lakshya

3. Astra

 

  • Only 2
  • Only 1
  • Only 2 & 3
  • Only 1 & 2
Q.11

What of the following refers to hypotheses which are confirmed by varied tests?

  • Assumption
  • Theory
  • Answer
  • Opinion
Q.12

The planet Mars is also known as the ____.

  • Morning star
  • Evening star
  • Red planet
  • Blue planet
Q.13

Which of the following planets has the most number of moons?

 

  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
Q.14

Which of the following is appropriate to describe a Shooting Star?

  • Star
  • Planet
  • Fragments & debris
  • Asteroid
Q.15

What is the number of Galilean moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo Galilei in January 1610?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Q.16

The term 'Higgs Boson' is associated with

  • Nano Technology
  • Oncology
  • God Particle
  • Stem Cell Research
Q.17

Air pollution level is considered to be moderate if Air Quality index between

  • 0 to 50
  • 51 to 100
  • 101 to 150
  • 151 to 200
Q.18

The word "blood moon" is used for

 

  • Lunar Eclipse
  • Full moon
  • Solar Eclipse
  • Half moon
Q.19

The official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is

  • Astrophysics and Space
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Advances in Space Research
  • Cosmic Research
Q.20

Exobiology refers to

  • Life in outer space
  • Life of animals
  • Life of plants
  • Life of human beings on earth
Q.21

The third generation anti-tank missile that was successfully test fired by DRDO at Rajasthan is named

  • Agni
  • Nag
  • Cobra
  • Toophan
Q.22

Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

  • Mercury
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
Q.23

What is the name of the probe to be launched by NASA in 2018 to explore the Sun’s outer atmosphere?

 

  • Hopkin Solar Probe
  • Sheild Solar Probe
  • Delta Solar Probe
  • Parker Solar Probe
Q.24

The Communication satellite launched by India in November 2015 is

 

  • GSAT-6
  • GSAT-15
  • GSAT-16
  • IRNSS-1E
Q.25

In which year did Ole Romer measure the speed of light for the first time in the history?

  • 1776
  • 1676
  • 1876
  • 1867
Q.26

Who was the American astronaut who returned to Earth after spending 340 days in International Space Station?

  • Scott Kelly
  • Mikhail Kornienko
  • Eric Boe
  • Douglas Hurley
Q.27

Which of the following technique is used to know the age of a tree in years?

  • Counting the number of branches
  • Counting the number of tree rings
  • Measuring the size of the bark
  • Counting the seasons of its flowering
Q.28

What is the code name of world’s largest amphibious aircraft made by China?

  • Kunlong
  • Sea Star
  • Libelle
  • Dornier
Q.29

Orbital period of Halley's comet is ___ years.

  • 25
  • 50
  • 75
  • 100
Q.30

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), Mangalyaan was launched in

  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
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