India: Science and Technology Test 77

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India: Science and Technology Test 77

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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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Which of the following statements is false?

A
FORTRAN, Visual Basic and QBasic are kinds of computer languages

B
The term 'meatspace' refers to the real world.

C
The operating system Linux has a penguin character, Tux, as it logo

D
The file extension pdf stands for Powerful Document Format

Solution

All the statements above mentioned are true except the last mentioned as option 'D'. The file extension pdf stands for Portable Document Format. It was developed in 1990 by Adobe.
Question 2
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The Indian Army has successfully conducted 'user validation' trails of indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System(ATAGS) 'Dhanush' in January $$2017$$. This Artillery gun is developed by.

A
DRDO

B
BHEL

C
HAL

D
None of these
Question 3
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Apollo 11 was launched on a 363-foot-tall rocket called ____________.

A
Saturn V

B
Jupiter C

C
Johnny V

D
Athena I
Question 4
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The person shown in the given picture is an American astronaut who performed the longest space walk for 8 hours and 56 minutes. Identify her.

A
Susan J. Helms

B
Sally Ride

C
Eileen Collins

D
Claudie Haignere
Question 5
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Aryabhat-1 was put in orbit in the year ______.

A
$$1934$$

B
$$1975$$

C
$$1956$$

D
$$1957$$

Solution

Aryabhatta- 1 was put in orbit in the year 1975.
The Aryabhata spacecraft, named after the famous Indian astronomer, was India's first satellite; it was completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar on April 19, 1975.
Question 6
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The famous $$1996$$ Hubble image of a tiny patch of sky containing $$3,000$$ objects is known as ______.

A
The Galaxy Zoo

B
The Hubble Deep Field

C
Cosmic caterpillar

D
The Star fair
Solution
- The Hubble Deep Field, sometimes called the HDF, is an image of a small part of the night sky in the constellation Ursa Major that was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995.
- It is important because it shows some of the farthest away galaxies ever seen, over 3000 in total.
- It has imaged some of the most distant galaxies ever observed, allowing the telescope to look back in time to when the universe was in its infancy.
Question 7
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The Fermi Gamma-ray space Telescope is a satellite used to study the most powerful sources of radiations in the universe. When was it launched?

A
June $$11$$, $$2009$$

B
July $$11$$, $$2009$$

C
June $$11$$, $$2008$$

D
July $$11$$, $$2008$$
Solution
- The Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope is a space observatory designed to study the universe in highly energetic frequencies known as gamma-rays.
- It includes participation from NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and several partners both in the United States and internationally. The mission was launched in 2008
Question 8
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Which of the following tech gaints acquired California-based startup Lattice?

A

B

C

D
Solution
- Apple acquired Lattice for 200 million dollars in 2017.
- Lattice is a data intelligence company focussing on data mining and machine learning.
Question 9
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Homi Bhabha's father, Jehangir Hormusji Bhabha, was a/an __________.

A
Industrialist

B
Lawyer

C
Scientist

D
Educationist

Solution

Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born into a wealthy and prominent industrial family. He was born on 30 October 1909. His father was Jehangir Hormusji Bhabha, a well known Parsi lawyer.
So, the correct option is 'Lawyer'.
Question 10
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is a collection of professional astronomers who act as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies. It also assigns names to constellations. How many constellations have been formally names by the IAU?

A
$$150$$ constellations in Southern hemisphere

B
$$88$$ constellations in Southern and Northern hemisphere

C
$$88$$ constellations in Northern hemisphere only

D
$$150$$ constellations in Norther and Southern hemisphere
Solution
- The International Astronomical Union is a worldwide society of professional astronomers and is considered the authority for assigning names to celestial objects, whether they are planets or moons or other types of worlds, as well as surface features on them.
- Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects, including research, communication, education and development, through international cooperation.