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When was the first nuclear test performed in India?

  1. 1970

  2. 1974

  3. 1976

  4. 1979


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India successfully performed her first nuclear test at Pokharan in Rajasthan on 18th May 1974 in consonance with the policy of using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and for self-sufficiency.

When was the second nuclear test performed?

  1. 11 May 1998

  2. 21 May 1998

  3. 16 May 1998

  4. 27 may 1998


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On 11th May 1998, India carried out its second nuclear test to prove its nuclear preparedness. Three test were done on this day. One of them was the Hydrogen Bomb.

What is NPCIL?

  1. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd

  2. Nuclear Power Commission of India Ltd

  3. Nuclear Power Company of India Ltd

  4. National Power Corporation of India Ltd


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. was set up in 1987 to generate electricity from atomic energy. The objective of the company is to master and develop the technology to generate safe, cheap and environmentally profitable power and make the country self-sufficient.

Which type of railway engine were manufactured in Chittaranjan Locomotive works?

  1. Steam Engine

  2. Electric Engine

  3. Diesel Engine

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A factory manufacturing railway engines, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works was set up at chittaranjan in Bardwan District in West Bengal. Steam engines, Electric engines and engines running on diesel were manufactured here.

When was the Telex service started?

  1. 1960

  2. 1962

  3. 1963

  4. 1965


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Department of telecommunications under the ministry of Communications started the telex service in 1963 to transmit typed message from one part of the country to another rapidly.

The first atomic power station in India was started at:

  1. Korba

  2. Kalpakkam

  3. Jharia

  4. Trombay


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The importance of nuclear energy to meet the long-term energy needs of the country was felt quite early 1954. The primary objective of India's nuclear energy programme is the development and use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes such as power generation, application in agriculture, medicine and industry. The first atomic power station in Trombay was started in the year 1956. 

Which is not a means of communication?
  1. Telephone

  2. Books

  3. Table

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Table is not a means of communication.

Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?

  1. Ship

  2. Train

  3. Car

  4. Truck


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides. Train, car and truck use land as the mode of transportation. So an island can be reached only if the mode of air or water transportation.

Which of the following means of communication was recently done away with?

  1. Telegraph

  2. Land telephone

  3. Internet

  4. Post


Correct Option: A

Fill in the blanks.
__________ is the fastest mode of transport.

  1. Air transport

  2. Rail Transport

  3. Water Transport

  4. Road Transport


Correct Option: A