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Science and Technology › Renewable Energy Technology

Science and Technology › Renewable Energy Technology

2023

Consider the following heavy industries:
1. Fertilizer plants
2. Oil refineries
3. Steel plants
Green hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in decarbonizing how many of the above industries?

Options

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two

(c)

All three

(d)

None

Answer

(C)
Science and Technology › Renewable Energy Technology

2023

With reference to green hydrogen, consider the following statements:
1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal combustion.
2. It can be blended with natural gas and used as fuel for heat or power generation .
3. It can be used in the hydrogen fuel cell to run vehicles.
How may of the abvoe statements are correct?

Options

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two

(c)

All three

(d)

(d)None

Answer

(C)
Science and Technology › Space ProgramsXIntl

Science and Technology › Space ProgramsXIntl

2023

Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?

Options

(a)

(a)Australia

(b)

(b)Canada

(c)

(c)Israel

(d)

(d)Japan

Answer

(D)
Science and Technology › SpaceXTheory

Science and Technology › SpaceXTheory

2023

Consider the following pairs:
Objects in space Description
1. Cepheids : Giant clouds of dust and gas in sapce
2. Nebulae : Stars which brighten and dim periodically
3. Pulsars : Neutron stars that are formed when massive stars run out of fuel and collapse
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Options

(a)

(a)Only one

(b)

(b)Only two

(c)

(c)All three

(d)

(d)None

Answer

(A)
Science and Technology › Specific Diseases

Science and Technology › Specific Diseases

2023

‘Wolbachia method’ is sometimes talked about with reference to which one of the following?

Options

(a)

(a)Controlling the viral diseases spread by mosquitoes

(b)

(b)Converting crop residues into packing material

(c)

(c)Producing biodegradable plastics

(d)

(d)Producing biochar from thermochemical conversion of biomass

Answer

(A)
Other questions

Polity

2023

Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.
2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to person being held for preventive detention
3. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence.
How many of the above statements are correct?

Options

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two

(c)

All three

(d)

None

Answer

(A)
Economics

2023

Consider the following pairs :
Port Well Known as
1. Kamarajar Port : First major port in India registered as a company
2. Mundra Port : Largest privately owned port in India
3. Visakhapatnam Port : Largest container port in India
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Options

(a)

Only one pair

(b)

Only two pairs

(c)

All three pairs

(d)

None of the pairs

Answer

(B)
Polity

2023

Consider the following statements :
Statement-I:
The Supreme Court of India has held in some judgements that the reservation policies made under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India would be limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.
Statement-II :
Article 335 of the Constitution of India defines the term ‘efficiency of administration’.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Options

(a)

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

(b)

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

(c)

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

(d)

Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

Answer

(C)
Governance

2023

With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:
1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government.
2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.
3. To prevent infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States.
How many of the above statements are correct?

Options

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two

(c)

All three

(d)

None

Answer

(B)
Geography

2023

About three-fourths of world’s cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by

Options

(a)

Argentina

(b)

Botswana

(c)

the Democratic Republic of the Congo

(d)

Kazakhstan

Answer

(C)

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