India: Science and Technology Test 75

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Question 1
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The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space launched into orbit by space shuttle on April 24, 1990. What is the name of the space shuttle?

A
Discovery

B
Endeavour

C
Enterprise

D
Atlantis

Solution

The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency. It was lifted into orbit by the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. It is the most complex and sensitive space observatory ever constructed, and it has become astronomers' principal tool for exploring the universe.
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In $$1774$$, a British clergyman named Joseph Priestley conducted an experiment in which he focussed sunrays on a tube containing mercuric oxide. This produced a gas which he noticed made candles burn brighter, thus discovering a gas which is the very essence of life. What gas was it?

A
Carbon dioxide

B
Nitrogen

C
Oxygen

D
Helium
Solution
- Joseph Priestley was hugely productive in research and widely notorious in philosophy. He invented carbonated water and the rubber eraser, identified a dozen key chemical compounds, and wrote an important early paper about electricity.
- He found that air is not an elementary substance, but a composition, or mixture, of gases. The world recalls Priestley best as the man who discovered oxygen, the active ingredient in our planet's atmosphere.
Question 3
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Which of the following movements is related to fight against the taking over of fertile land for testing of missiles in a thickly populated village in Odisha?

A
Chipko Movement

B
Baliapal Movement

C
Bishnoi Movement

D
Appiko Movement

Solution

Baliapal is a densely populated agricultural area in Odisha where govt. plans to establish a missile test center which would require the rehabilitation of about one lakh farmers and fishermen.
Question 4
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By putting the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in orbit around Mars, India's ISRO became the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency. What is the orbiter commonly known as?

A
Chandrayaan-1

B
Aryabhata

C
Bhaskara

D
Mangalyaan
Solution
- The Mangalyaan mission is one of the cheapest interplanetary space missions ever launched and puts India on a par with the US, Russia and the European Space Agency, which have also sent spacecraft to Mars.
- By putting the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in orbit around Mars, India became the first nation to successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars on its first attempt.
- The objectives of the MOM are to study Mars’ surface features, mineral compositions and atmospheric conditions using indigenously developed instruments.
Question 5
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From where was India's multipurpose telecommunication satellite $$INSAT-2E$$ launched?

A
Thumba

B
Baikanour

C
Kourou

D
Sriharikota

Solution

India's multipurpose telecommunication satellite INSAT-2E was launched on 3nd April, 1999, from Kourou, French Guyana South America. It was launched by Ariane-42P vehicle of Arianespace.
Question 6
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Which of the following types of laser is used in 'Laser Printers'?

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Semiconductor laser

B
Dye laser

C
Gas laser

D
None of these

Solution

Laser printer are those printers that uses laser and electrical charge to print text or images onto paper. Semi-conductor laser is used in the 'laser printers'.
However, the first laser printers used helium-neon lasers, but recently the use of visible diode lasers has become prevalent. These types of printers are very popular type of personal computer printers.
Question 7
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Which of the following is a drawback of Speech Recognition technology in Personal Computers?

A
There is a problem with words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings for exmaple, 'hear' and 'here'.

B
It can make errors due to loud external conversation like a screaming child or barking dogs, that can produce false input.

C
It can sometimes turn the operating system into shut down mode.

D
Both A and B.

Solution

One of the major drawbacks of Speech Recognition technology in Personal Computers is the lack of accuracy and misinterpretation. Programs are mostly incapable to understand the language the way that humans can, leading to errors that are often due to misinterpretation. There is a problem with words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings for example, 'hear' and 'here'.
Question 8
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Name the metro city in India that has got the country's first floating market in January, $$2018$$.

A
Mumbai

B
Chennai

C
Ahmedabad

D
Kolkata

Solution

Kolkata became the first metro city in India to get a floating market. It was inaugurated by Mamta Banerjee the Chief Minister of Bengal. The market is located on the lake at Patuli in South Kolkata which is 400 meters long and 60 meters wide.
Question 9
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The 8$$^{th}$$ major version of the Android operating system was officially released on August 21, 2017, with Nexus devices being the first to receive the update. What is this latest version called?

A
Kitkat

B
Lollipop

C
Marshmallow

D
Oreo

Solution

The 8th major version of the Android operating system was officially released on August 21, 2017, with Nexus devices being the first to receive the update, this version was called Android Oreo or Android O.
Whereas, Android KitKat is the eleventh version of Android released on September 3, 2013. The Android Lollipop is the fifth major version of the Android mobile operating system released on June 25, 2014. Android Marshmallow is the sixth major version of the Android operating system and the 13th version of Android, released on 28 May 2015.
Question 10
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In September $$2014$$, India became the first Asian country and the fourth country in the world to enter the Mars orbit in its first attempt. What is the name of the craft?

A
Tejas

B
Mangalyaan

C
Chandrayaan 1

D
Phoenix

Solution

India created history by successfully placing its spacecraft named Mars Orbiter Mission also called as Mangalyaan, in orbit around Mars, becoming the first country in the world to succeed in such an interplanetary mission in the first attempt itself.

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Question 1

Discovery

Endeavour

Enterprise

Atlantis

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Question 2

Carbon dioxide

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Helium

Solution

Question 3

Chipko Movement

Baliapal Movement

Bishnoi Movement

Appiko Movement

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Question 4

Chandrayaan-1

Aryabhata

Bhaskara

Mangalyaan

Solution

Question 5

Thumba

Baikanour

Kourou

Sriharikota

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Question 6

Semiconductor laser

Dye laser

Gas laser

None of these

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Question 7

There is a problem with words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings for exmaple, 'hear' and 'here'.

It can make errors due to loud external conversation like a screaming child or barking dogs, that can produce false input.

It can sometimes turn the operating system into shut down mode.

Both A and B.

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Question 8

Mumbai

Chennai

Ahmedabad

Kolkata

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Question 9

Kitkat

Lollipop

Marshmallow

Oreo

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Question 10

Tejas

Mangalyaan

Chandrayaan 1

Phoenix

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