RRB General Awareness - Science and Technology
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
At what height geo-synchr-ons orbit is located?
- (a)
6 km
- (b)
1000 km
- (c)
3600 km
- (d)
36,000 km
ISRO is abbreviation for
- (a)
Indian scientific Research Organisation
- (b)
International Space Research Organisation
- (c)
International Sales Research Organisation
- (d)
Indian Space Research Organisation
Comets revolve around the
- (a)
Earth
- (b)
Venus
- (c)
Sun
- (d)
Jupiter
What is the name of the Light Combat Aircraft developed by india Indigenously?
- (a)
BrahMos
- (b)
Chetak
- (c)
Astra
- (d)
Tejas
In which year was the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) founded?
- (a)
1967
- (b)
1969
- (c)
1970
- (d)
1974
PSLV stands for
- (a)
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
- (b)
Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle
- (c)
Perfect Satellite Launching Verifier
- (d)
Preparatory Satellite Launching Vehicle.
With which among the following fields is the name of S.Chandrasekhar associated?
- (a)
Cosmology
- (b)
Chemistry
- (c)
Fluid Mechanics
- (d)
Astrophysics
The Messenger Satellite launched by NASA is to study
- (a)
Mercury
- (b)
Venus
- (c)
Saturn
- (d)
Jupiter
The device in communication satellites which receives signals from an earth station and transmits them to different directions is
- (a)
Transformer
- (b)
Transistor
- (c)
Transponder
- (d)
Transducer
A geostationary satellite revolve round the earth from
- (a)
East to West
- (b)
West to East
- (c)
North to South
- (d)
South to North
From where was INSAT-2E launched?
- (a)
Baikanour
- (b)
Kourou
- (c)
Sriharikota
- (d)
Chandipur
Who has the first person to set foot on the moon?
- (a)
Yuri Gagarin
- (b)
Valentina Tereshkova
- (c)
Neil Armstrong
- (d)
Steven Sptelberg
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is situated in
- (a)
Shriharikotta
- (b)
Mumbai
- (c)
Thiruvananthapuram
- (d)
Kalpakkam
The intermediate range nuclear capable missile developed indigenously is named
- (a)
Agni
- (b)
Prithvi
- (c)
Nag
- (d)
Trishul
ISRO is the abbreviation for
- (a)
Indian Scientific Research Organisation
- (b)
Indian Space Research Organisation
- (c)
International Space Research Organisation
- (d)
International Scientific Research Organisation
OTEC stands for
- (a)
Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
- (b)
Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
- (c)
Oil and Thermal Energy Convention
- (d)
Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
The rear side of the moon was photographed by
- (a)
Viking I
- (b)
Viking II
- (c)
Luna III
- (d)
MarinerIX
ISRO launched the worlds first satellite dedicated to education, the EDUSAT in the month of
- (a)
June 2004
- (b)
July 2004
- (c)
August 2004
- (d)
September 2004
Name the country which launched the first Satellite "sputnik" into the space.
- (a)
United States of America
- (b)
Soviet Union
- (c)
Japan
- (d)
England
Which one of the following institutes in List I is wrongly matched with its location indicated in List II?
- (a)
Central Building Research Institute - Roorkee
- (b)
Central Arid Zone Research Institute - Jodhpur
- (c)
Central Drug Research Institute - Kanpur
- (d)
Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research - Dhanbad
Which of the following was the first Indian exclusive defence satellite which was successfully launched on 29 August, 2013?
- (a)
GSAT-7
- (b)
MIG-47
- (c)
GSET-4
- (d)
GSAT-6
Which of the following resources is renewable one?
- (a)
Uranium
- (b)
Coal
- (c)
Timber
- (d)
Natural Gas
Heavy water is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors.Heavy water is
- (a)
water rich in minerals
- (b)
ozonised water
- (c)
water containing minerals of heavy metal
- (d)
water containing heavy isotope of hydeogen
For a missile launched with a velocity less than the earth's escape velocity, the total energy is
- (a)
either positive of negative
- (b)
Negative
- (c)
Zero
- (d)
Positive
Where is INS Ashwini anchored off?
- (a)
Goa
- (b)
Kochi
- (c)
Mumbai
- (d)
Vishakhapatnam
Which is the long-range missile that was tested by Pakistan in the wake of India testing Agni II?
- (a)
Ghauri II
- (b)
Shaheen I
- (c)
Hatf I
- (d)
Hatf II
The Indian Naval Ship being converted into a maritime museum is :
- (a)
Sagar Samrat
- (b)
Kanishka
- (c)
Samrat Ashoka
- (d)
Vikrant
The premier national centre or research in space and allied sciences named the Physical Research Laboratory, is situated at
- (a)
Ahmedabad
- (b)
Dehradun
- (c)
Pune
- (d)
Bangalore
Which of the following is not true for Geostationary satellite?
- (a)
Its time period is 24 hrs
- (b)
Its angular speed is equal to that of earth about its own axis
- (c)
It is fixed in Space
- (d)
It revolves from west to east over the equator
What was the name of the space shuttle that landed man on the moon?
- (a)
Eagle
- (b)
Columbia
- (c)
Challenger
- (d)
Apollo
