Q. What is blue carbon?
1) Carbon captured by oceans and coastal ecosystems
2) Carbon sequestered in forest biomass and agricultural soils
3) The carbon contained in petroleum and natural gas
4) Carbon present in the atmosphere
Q. Which of the following statements is not correct about high-altitude balloons?
1) Balloon-based experiments have resulted in at least two Nobel prizes for Physics
2) NASA has a full-fledged balloon programme
3) High-altitude balloons are tempting vehicles for espionage operations
4) Balloons possess sophisticated navigation systems of an aircraft
Q. CBRN weapons include:
1. Chemical weapons
2. Biological weapons
3. Radiological weapons
4. Nuclear weapons
Correct code is -
1) Only 1, 2 and 3
2) Only 2, 3 and 4
3) Only 1, 2 and 4
4) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. Why are the tires of aircraft made of conducting rubber?
1. So that the charge accumulated on the aircraft in flight, by rubbing the air, can easily be transferred to the ground on landing.
2. So that the charge accumulated due to the operation of various electronic equipment in the aircraft in flight can easily be transferred to the ground on landing.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. With reference to the BrahMos missile, consider the following statements -
1. It has a flight range of up to 290 km.
2. It is capable of attaining a speed of 2-8 Mach.
3. Its cruising altitude could be up to 30 km.
Which of the statements given above is I are correct?
1) 1 and 2
2) Only 2
3) 1 and 3
4) Only 3
Q. The term Thermal High Altitude Area Defense, sometimes mentioned in the news, refers to -
1) Anti-Missile system
2) Air-launched cruise missile
3) Aircraft navigation system
4) Surface-to-air guided weapon
Q. Recently India commissioned its first liquid mirror telescope at -
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Uttarakhand
3) Ladakh
4) Arunachal Pradesh
Q. Which one of the following does not influence the ocean currents?
1) Heating by solar energy
2) Wind
3) Gravitational pull by Sun and Moon
4) Coriolis force
Q. Recently India's first green hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) was launched. It has no tailpipe emissions other than -
1) Hydrogen peroxide
2) Nitrogen
3) Oxygen
4) Water
Q. Consider the following statements about James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) -
1. It is the largest observatory ever launched into space.
2. It has been developed by NASA in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
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