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Q.1. Nuclear explosive devices were tested in India at
A. Bangalore
B. Sriharikota
C. Kanchipuram
D. Pokharan
Ans. Pokharan

Q.2. The first ever robot spacecraft to probe planet Venus was named
A. Challenger
B. Newton
C. Magellan
D. Galileo
Ans. Magellan

Q.3. Which country assisted India to establish the Koodan-kulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu?
A. Russia
B. France
C. Germany
D. Canada
Ans. Russia

Q.4. The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at:
A. Fukushima
B. Tokyo
C. Kyoto
D. None of them
Ans. Fukushima

Q.5. Vasundhara Summit was held in
A. USA
B. UK
C. Brazil
D. Australia
Ans. Brazil

Q.6. The first person to enter into space was
A. Alan Shepard
B. Yuri Gagarin
C. Edward H. White
D. Valentina Tereshkova
Ans. Yuri Gagarin

Q.7. The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in the State of
A. Rajasthan
B. Nagaland
C. Manipur
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Ans. Rajasthan

Q.8. ‘Juno’ is the name of NASA’s mission to
A. Saturn
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. None of the above
Ans. Jupiter

Q.9. What is ‘Barak’?
A. Peak in Kargil
B. A ship-based missile system
C. A barrage on river Brahmaputra
D.  Residential Complex of an Army Unit
Ans. A ship-based missile system

Q.10. What is “Hot Line”?
A. A telecommunication link
B. An Electric wire
C. Imaginary line indicating atmospheric pressure
D. None of the above
Ans. A telecommunication link

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