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1 From where was India’s multipurpose telecommunication satellite INSAT-2E launched ?

A
Baikanour
B
Thumba
C
Sriharikota
D
Kourou

2 Geo–stationary satellite revolves at:

A
any height
B
fixed height
C
height which depends upon its mass
D
height above pole

3 Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?

A
Yuri Gagarin
B
Valentina Tereshkova
C
Neil Armstrong
D
Steven Sptelberg

4 Nuclear explosive devices were tested in India at

A
Sriharikota
B
Bangalore
C
Pokharan
D
Kanchipuram

5 What is the range of Agni III, the long range ballistic missile, test-fired by India recently?

A
2250 km
B
3500 km
C
5000 km
D
1000 km

6 The premier national centre for research in space and allied sciences, named the Physical Research Laboratory, is situated at

A
Ahmedabad
B
Dehradun
C
Pune
D
Bangalore

7 What was the name of the space shuttle that landed man on the moon ?

A
Eagle
B
Columbia
C
Challenger
D
Apollo

8 What is supernova ?

A
A black hole
B
A dying star
C
An asteroid
D
A comet

9 The first astronaut to walk in outer space is :

A
Aleksei Leonov
B
Yuri Gagarin
C
Neil Armstrong
D
Dave Scott

10 Which one of the following is an ‘Air-to-Air’ missile?

A
Prithvi
B
Agni
C
Akash
D
Astra

11 Which one of the following is a ‘Surface to Air Missile’ ?

A
Trishul
B
K-15 Sagarika
C
Brahmos
D
Agni

12 Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre is situated at:

A
Bangalore
B
Chandigarh
C
New Delhi
D
Hyderabad

13 Which of the following is used in pencils?

A
Graphite
B
Silicon
C
Charcoal
D
Phosphorous

14 The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is :

A
Nitrogen
B
Hydrogen
C
Carbon dioxide
D
Oxygen

15 Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?

A
Methane
B
Nitrous oxide
C
Carbon dioxide
D
Hydrogen