1. What does the airbag, used for the safety of the car driver, contain?
(a) Sodium bicarbonate
(b) Sodium azide
(c) Sodium nitrite
(d) Sodium peroxide
Ans: (b)
[Sodium azide is used in airbags, used for the safety of car drivers. Under room temperature, sodium azide is a stable compound. However, when heated by an impulse it disintegrates to produce sodium and nitrogen. It only takes about 50-100 grams of sodium azide to produce enough nitrogen gas to fill a normal airbag for a driver.]
2. Consider the following statements:
I. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 March 2015 flagged off the first train from Thalaimannar to Madhu Road in North Sri Lanka.
II. The rail project connects Sri Lanka’s Jaffna province to the capital Colombo and a branch line connects Thalaimannar to the main rail line.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither of the above
Ans: (c).
3. The credit for the construction of the first nuclear reactor goes to –
(a) Niels Bohr
(b) Fermi
(c) Einstein
(d) Oppenheimer
Ans: (b)
[The credit for the construction of the first nuclear reactor goes to Fermi. On December 2, 1942, Fermi reported having produced the first self-sustaining chain reaction.]
4. Consider the following statements:
I. Chennai has become India’s first Wi-Fienabled metro city.
II. Private telecom operator, Reliance Jio is providing the 4G enabled Wi-fi services in the city.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither of the above
Ans: (b).
5. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. 3D printing makes products by layering material until a three-dimensional object is created.
II. World’s first 3D-printed jet engine has been created in Germany.
Codes:
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I Nor II
Ans:(a).
[Australian researchers have created the world’s first 3D-printed jet engine. Australia is the world leader in using 3D printing for manufacturing.]
6. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
I. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
II. Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
III. Pashupatinath Temple, Cuttack
Codes:
(a) I and II only
(b) I and III only
(c) II and III only
(d) All of these
Ans: (d).
[Pashupatinath Temple is located in Kathmandu. Kathmandu-Varanasi bus has been started to promote tourism between the two cities, which will connect Pashupatinath temple to Kashi Vishwanath temple.]
7. Which of the following countries are members of the BCIM Forum?
I. Bhutan
II. Maldives
III. India
IV. Bangladesh
Codes:
(a) I, II and III only
(b) III and IV only
(c) II and IV only
(d) All of these
Ans: (b)
[Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar are the member countries of the BCIM Forum for Regional Cooperation.]
8. Which of the following pairs of joint defence exercises of India are correct?
I. YudhAbhyas: USA
II. Garuda: UK
III. Hand-In-Hand : Russia
IV. Varuna: France
Codes:
(a) I, II and III only
(b) III and IV only
(c) I, II and IV only
(d) All of these
Ans: (c)
[Hand-In-Hand is a joint defence exercise between India and China.]
9. Consider the following statements?
I. Rana Bhagwandas recently passed away and was the second Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).
II. He was the second non-Muslim to be the head of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
III. First non-Muslim CJP was Alvin Robert Cornelius (He was Christian).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b).
[First Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Rana Bhagwandas passed away in Karachi, Pakistan. He was 72 years old.]
10. Which of the following statements are correct about Philae, a probe separated from the Rosetta mother craft?
I. Philae is the first probe to carry out a landing on a comet
II. The mission is being carried out by NASA
III. The mission was started in 2004
Codes:
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) All of these
Ans: (c)
[The mission is being carried out by European Space Agency (ESA).]