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What does LLRI Stand for?

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  1. Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument

  2. Lower Laser Ranging Instrument

  3. Liquid Laser Ranging Instrument

  4. Least Laser Ranging Instrument

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

LLRI stands for Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument. It is an instrument proposed for the first Indian lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 and is aimed to study the topography of the Moon’s surface and its gravitational field by precisely measuring the altitude from a polar orbit around the Moon.

The term atomic age was coined by which of the following eminent scientists?

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  1. Alfred Nobel

  2. Rutherford

  3. William L. Laurence

  4. Benjamin Franklin

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The term atomic age is coined by William L. Laurence.  It is the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear bomb, Trinity, on July 16, 1945, during World War II. 

Computer age is also called as which of the following?

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  1. Information age

  2. Digital age

  3. New media age

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
computer age is the modern age in history charecterised by use and development and its effects on all aspects of life. It is also called as Information age, Digital age, New media age.

Who was the first Indian to travel into space?

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  1. Gagan Narang

  2. Rakesh Sharma

  3. Sunitha Williams

  4. Kalpana Chawla

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rakesh Sharma was a former Indian Air Force pilot. He was the first Indian person to travel in space. On April 2 in 1984, he made his flight aboard to the Soyuz T-11 and became the first Indian to achieve this milestone.

One among the scholars does not form a group?

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  1. Boddhayan

  2. Charak

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. Brahmagupta

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

All three, except Charak, are related to the Mathematics:

  •     Boddhayana - The Baudhāyana sūtras are a group of Vedic Sanskrit texts which cover dharma, daily ritual, mathematics, etc. They belong to the Taittiriya branch of the Krishna Yajurveda school and are among the earliest texts of the genre, perhaps compiled in the 8th to 6th centuries BCE.
  •     Bhaskaracharya - Bhāskara and his works represent a significant contribution to mathematical and astronomical knowledge in the 12th century.
  •     Brahmagupta -  Brahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and a    stronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and astronomy: the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta, a theoretical treatise, and the Khaṇḍakhādyaka, a more practical text.

    Charak on the other hand was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India.

A noted Western critic Sir William Hunter, speaking on Indian Medical Science says ____________________________.

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  1. "The Indian medical science covers the whole topic of medical science."

  2. "It describes in detail about making of medicines."

  3. "It analyses medicines and gives instruction about their uses"

  4. All above mentioned three points are covered.

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Correct Option: A

Which is the northernmost atomic project?

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  1. Kakrapara

  2. Rawatbhata

  3. Kalpakkam

  4. Tarapore

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The northernmost atomic project is the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS).  It is located at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan. It is India’s largest nuclear power plant. Its four reactors are already in operation and four more in the pipeline hopes to make the country self-reliant in its energy requirements. The four operational nuclear power reactors contribute 740 MWe of power out of the national capacity of 2720 MWe being generated from 14 nuclear power reactors.

The statue of Nataraja, a masterpiece in sculpture, is preserved in the museum at __________.

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  1. Delhi

  2. Mumbai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: D

Which sculpture, from the point of view of art, has international significance?

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  1. Vishnu

  2. Ganpati

  3. Natraj

  4. Bramha

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding the Iron Pillar in Delhi?

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  1. It is the oldest pillar in India

  2. It was built by emperor Ashoka

  3. In spite of nature's fury over centuries, the pillar has not corroded

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C