General Awareness

EnglishUP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008

Q01.The percentage of nuclear energy in India’s total energy generation is

A60% B27% C10% D3%

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EnglishUPPCS (Mains) 2004

Q02.Which technology of the 21st century can do wonders in device miniaturization?

AAtomic laser technique BNanotechnology CGeneocology DHydroponics

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EnglishKarnataka PSC (Pre) 2012

Q03.The size of the nanoparticle ranges between

A100 nm to 1000 nm B0.1 nm to 1 nm C1 nm to 100 nm D0.01 nm to 0.1 nm

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EnglishUPPCS (Pre)(Re. Exam) 2015

Q04.‘Nano plug’ refers to

AA small bullet BA small hearing aid CA small rocket launcher DNone of the above

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EnglishRAS/RTS (Pre) 2005

Q05.In the state of weightlessness, the size of candle’s flame will be

ALonger BSmaller CSpherical DConstant

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EnglishSikkim PSC (Pre) 2018 MPPCS (Pre) 1996

Q06.What is the location of the Enron Power Project?

AKalol BAhmednagar CVirar DDabhol

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EnglishUPPCS (Pre) 2000

Q07.‘Hydrocarbon Vision 2025’ is associated with

AStorage of petroleum products BEuro I and Euro II vehicles CGreen House effect DNone of the above

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EnglishRAS/RTS (Pre) 1992

Q08.India has refused to sign the treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

AIt is discriminatory BIt will slack India’s nuclear military capability CIt is against the peaceful use of nuclear power DThis strength negatively affects the balance in the South Asian region

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EnglishPunjab PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Mains) 2010

Q09.The ‘Nano hummingbird’ is

AA new species of hitherto undiscovered hummingbird BAn extremely small electric car that can take 360º turn CA pocket sized unmanned spy plane developed in the U.S.A. DA new variety of honey bee

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EnglishIAS (Pre) 2001

Q10.The theme of Indian Science Congress 2001 was

A‘Food nutrition and environmental security’ B‘Arrest declining interest in pure sciences’ C‘Make India energy selfsufficient’ D‘Make India I.T. Superpower’

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EnglishUPPCS (Mains) 2014

Q11.Which one of the following devices is used to cool the engine of the vehicles?

APolygraph BTurbine CRadiator DQuadrant

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EnglishMaharashtra PSC (Pre) 2019 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008

Q12.Which one of the following organizations is not related to science and technology?

ADST BCSIR CICSSR DDAE

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EnglishUPPCS (Pre) 2007

Q13.In automatic wrist watches energy is provided by

AManual binding BBattery CLiquid crystal DDifferent movements of our hand

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EnglishIAS (Pre) 2008

Q14.In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project to be built?

ANorthern Spain BSouthern France CEastern Germany DSouthern Italy

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EnglishUPPCS (Pre) 2009

Q15.Scientists of Britain have built ‘Gravity Tractor’. Identify the same from the following.

AA double storeyed ‘Jugaad’ type tractor trolley to be used in public transport BA tractor with a mechanism to sweep public roads and is economical to run CA bullet train runs on the principle of Earth’s ‘gravity’ with the help of powerful magnets DA spacecraft with a mechanism which would check asteroids from hitting the Earth

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EnglishMPPCS (Pre) 2008

Q16.Which among the following countries is not a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group?

AChina BNew Zealand CIreland DIran

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EnglishMPPCS (Pre) 2008

Q17.Which country was the first, after the ban on India was lifted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, to sign an agreement that would allow supply of civil nuclear technology to India?

AUSA BItaly CRussia DFrance

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EnglishIAS (Pre) 2015

Q18.The term ‘Ind ARC’, sometimes seen in the news, is the name of

AAn indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence BIndia’s satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim CA scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region DIndia’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region

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English48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2005

Q19.‘Dakshin Gangotri’ is located in

AUttarakhand BArctic CHimalaya DAntarctica

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EnglishUPPCS (Mains) 2006

Q20.First Indian Station set up for Antarctic research is called

ADakshin Gangotri BDakshini Yamunotri CAntarctica DGodavari

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