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Which one among the following is a scientific satellite?

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  1. The Hubble

  2. Telstar

  3. COSMOS

  4. Intelsat

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hubble is a telescope launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It is the largest astronomical observatory ever built. It is used to especially to look into the details of universe. 

Chandrayan-1 was launched from which of the following rocket launching stations?

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  1. ISRO Satellite Centre

  2. Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems

  3. Satish Dhawan Space Centre

  4. Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon is Chandrayan I. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. It was launched from Satish Dawan center Srihari Kota.

Which of the following is the India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon?

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  1. Chandrayan 1

  2. Okina

  3. Ouna

  4. Smart-1

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon is Chandrayan I. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. It was launched from Satish Dawan center Srihari Kota.

Which among the following is an example of communication satellite?

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  1. GOES

  2. COSMOS

  3. Intelsat

  4. TIROS

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Among the given options INTELSAT is an example of communication satellite service provider. As of March 2011, Intelsat operates a fleet of 52 communications satellites, which is one of the world's largest fleet of commercial satellites.

Which of the following is an example of weather satellite?

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  1. Telstar

  2. COSMOS

  3. Intelsat

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cosmos is an example of weather satellite. It is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be polar orbiting, covering the entire Earth asynchronously, or geostationary present over the same spot on the equator.

_____ is called the Father of Atomic energy.

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  1. Neil Bohr

  2. Robert Oppenheimer

  3. Rutherford

  4. Earnest Walton

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand-born physicist who lived between 1871-1937. He is considered the father of nuclear physics because of his discoveries on atomic structure.

In which of the following fields India has emerged as a giant at the international arena?

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  1. Engineering industry

  2. Software technology

  3. Heritage tourism

  4. Exchange of commodities

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the last decade nanotechnology entered the policy arena as a technology that is simultaneously promising and threatening, and with a similar Janus-like face, nanotechnology entered the development agenda.

Chandrayan-1 was launched in the year?

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  1. 22 October 2010

  2. 22 October 2009

  3. 22 October 2007

  4. 22 October 2008

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon is Chandrayan I. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. It was launched from Satish Dawan center Srihari Kota.

Which of the following is an Earth observation satellites that observe the planet for changes in everything from temperature to ice-sheet coverage?

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  1. ENVISAT

  2. NAVSTAR

  3. Telstar

  4. The Hubble

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Earth observation satellites that observe the planet for changes in everything from temperature to ice-sheet coverage is ENVISAT which is an environmental satellite. It is operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), it was the world's largest civilian Earth observation satellite

Who designed the early electromechanical computer, Z3?

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  1. Konrad Zuse

  2. Steve Jobs

  3. Charles Babbage

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A