Tag: science & technology

After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, TATA proposed developing a specialized tactical suit for commandos to enhance their protection and operational capability. This was part of broader modernization efforts. RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) is an intelligence agency, not a defense contractor. BHEL is in power equipment. HAL makes aircraft, not personal armor.

The M-16 is not used by the Indian Army. The Indian Army uses the INSAS rifle series (indigenous), has acquired AK-203/AKM variants, and uses various other weapons. The MP5 submachine gun is used by special forces. The M-16 is primarily used by US and allied forces, not the Indian military. India has gone with Russian AK variants and indigenous INSAS instead of the American M-16 platform.

BOFORS is the correct answer for heavy artillery. The Bofors 155mm howitzer is indeed a heavy long-range artillery system. However, the question's grammar is problematic - 'artilliary' is misspelled. Among the options, TUNGUSKA is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, ARJUN is India's main battle tank (not artillery), and BHEEM appears to be a misspelling of Bhim (an Indian self-propelled gun project). BOFORS 155mm is the only genuine long-range artillery system among these.

The 2005 Hindi film "Naina" was an official adaptation of the 2002 Hong Kong-Singaporean horror film "The Eye" (original Chinese title: Gin gwai). "The Curse" and "The Ring" are different horror films, and "The Omen" is a supernatural horror film about the Antichrist.

In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," Gollum is the grotesque creature corrupted by the One Ring. Originally named Sméagol, he became twisted and obsessed with the ring. Phantom, Xavier, and Narnia are not characters from Middle-earth - Narnia is from C.S. Lewis's series.

Tuberculosis (TB) is the odd one out because it is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), while the other three - AIDS, Chickenpox, and SARS - are all viral diseases. AIDS is caused by HIV, Chickenpox by Varicella-zoster virus, and SARS by SARS-CoV virus. Additionally, TB spreads through airborne droplets rather than direct contact or bodily fluids like the others.

The Parliament House (Sansad Bhavan) in New Delhi was designed by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker and constructed by the British colonial government between 1921-1927. It was originally called the Council House and housed the Imperial Legislative Council. The building's circular colonnaded design is a distinctive feature of British colonial architecture. Neither USA, USSR, nor independent India built it - it was a British construction completed before India's independence.

The Ganga (Ganges) is approximately 2,525 km long and is the longest river flowing entirely within India. While the Indus is longer overall (3,180 km), most of its course lies in Pakistan. The Brahmaputra is also longer but flows through China, Bangladesh, and India.