Question 1. Which among the following countries is not a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group?
(A) Iran
(B) Ireland
(C) New Zealand
(D) China
Question 2. Which country was the first, after the ban on India was lifted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, to sign an agreement that would allow supply of civil nuclear technology to India?
(A) Russia
(B) Russia
(C) Italy
(D) USA
Question 3. The term ‘Ind ARC’, sometimes seen in the news, is the name of
(A) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region
(B) A scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region
(C) India’s satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim
(D) An indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence
Question 4. ‘Dakshin Gangotri’ is located in__________.
(A) Himalaya
(B) Himalaya
(C) Arctic
(D) Uttarakhand
Question 5. First Indian Station set up for Antarctic research is called
(A) Godavari
(B) Antarctica
(C) Dakshini Yamunotri
(D) Dakshin Gangotri
Question 6. The recent research station set up in the Antarctica is called
(A) Bharti
(B) Maitri
(C) Dakshini Gangotri
(D) None of the above
Question 7. The name of the new research station being set up in Antarctica by India is___________.
(A) Maitri
(B) Dakshinayan
(C) Bharti
(D) Dakshn Gangotri
Question 8. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Isobath – Depth
(B) Isohaline – Snowfall
(C) Isoheight – Height
(D) Isobar – Pressure Air
Question 9. Which one of the following shows density gradient in the body of water?
(A) Thermocline
(B) Halocline
(C) Halocline
(D) Ecocline
Question 10. Which one of the following is not an aircraft?
(A) MIG-27M
(B) Sarath (BMP-II)
(C) Dornier-228
(D) Jaguar
Question 11. ‘I am a citizen of milky way’. The above statement is attributed by
(A) Vikram Sarabhai
(B) Satish Dhawan
(C) Kalpana Chawala
(D) Archana Sharma
Question 12. The first heavy water plant was established in__________.
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Nangal
(C) Bhopal
(D) Bangalore
Question 13. Which one of the following is paramagnetic in nature?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Iron
Question 14. Which of the following is in liquid form at room temperature?
(A) Cerium
(B) Francium
(C) Sodium
(D) Lithium
Question 15. Which one of the following metal is not attracted by a magnet?
(A) Aluminium
(B) Cobalt
(C) Nickel
(D) Iron
Question 16. Which of the following is nonelectromagnetic element?
(A) Copper
(B) Chromium
(C) Cobalt
(D) Nickel
Question 17. The magnetic needle points to____________.
(A) Sky
(B) North
(C) West
(D) East
Question 18. With which of the following is the tape of the tape recorder coated?
(A) Mercury
(B) Zinc oxide
(C) Ferromagnetic powder
(D) Copper sulphate
Question 19. The working of the quartz crystal in the watch is based on the
(A) Edison effect
(B) Piezo-electric effect
(C) Johnson effect
(D) Photoelectric effect
Question 20. In an electronic watch, the component corresponding to pendulum of a pendulum clock is a_____________.
(A) Balance wheel
(B) Diode
(C) Crystal oscillator
(D) Transistor
Question 21. Liquid crystals are used in_____________.
(A) Wrist Watches
(B) Pocket Calculators
(C) Display Devices
(D) All of the above
Question 22. Which one of the following is not suitably matched?
(A) Antarctic Study Centre – Bengalore
(B) National Institute of Ocean Technology – Chennai
(C) Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services – Hyderabad
(D) National Institute of Oceanography – Goa
Question 23. Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(A) Space Application Centre – Ahmedabad
(B) SHAR Centre – Bengalore
(C) ISRO Satellite Centre – Thumba
(D) Vikram Sarabhai – Sriharikota Space Centre
Question 24. ‘Indian Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Science’ is located at
(A) Bangalore
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Lucknow
(D) Pune
Question 25. The World’s most accurate clock that loses just a second every 300 million years uses…
(A) Zinc Atoms
(B) Strontium atoms
(C) Silicon atoms
(D) Quartz atoms