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- Question
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was founded by---
Options- A. CV Raman
- B. Jamsetji Tata
- C. Vikram Sarabhai
- D. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- Jamsetji Tata
ExplanationIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore was established in the year 1909 with active support from Jamsetji Tata and H.H. Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore.
- 1. Who among the following has been called the ?Napoleon of India??
Options- A. Ashoka
- B. Samudragupta
- C. Chandragupta
- D. Harshavardhana Discuss
- 2. Which kind of missile is BRAHMOS?
Options- A. Medium range ballistic missile
- B. Supersonic cruise missile
- C. Short range tactical missile
- D. Ultrasonic cruise missile Discuss
- 3. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Options- A. Goa attained full statehood in 1987
- B. Diu is an island in theGulfof Khambhat
- C. Daman & Diu were separated from Goa by the 56thAmendment of the Constitution of India
- D. Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954. Discuss
- 4. Pitch Black Exercise is an air exercise between
Options- A. India and Japan
- B. India and France
- C. India and Nepal
- D. India and Australia Discuss
- 5. India had signed an Open Skies agreement with which country which will allow designated airlines of both signatory countries to operate freely?
Options- A. Singapore
- B. Russia
- C. France
- D. Japan Discuss
- 6. Sexratio in India is measured as
Options- A. Number of males per thousand females
- B. Number of females per thousand males
- C. Number of males per hundred females
- D. Number of females per hundred males Discuss
- 7. As per the 2016-17 Budget, the largest source of money to the Government of India is
Options- A. Income Tax
- B. Corporation Tax
- C. Non-tax revenues
- D. Borrowings and other liabilities Discuss
- 8. Quality of a musical note depends on
Options- A. Fundamental frequency
- B. Amplitude of the wave
- C. Harmonics present
- D. Velocity of sound in the medium Discuss
- 9. Who among the following was responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Sri Lanka?
Options- A. Ashoka
- B. Mahavira
- C. Parsavanth
- D. Chandra Gupta Maurya Discuss
- 10. Which one of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?
Options- A. Hydropower plants
- B. Nuclear power plants
- C. Thermal power plants
- D. Wind energy Discuss
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Correct Answer: Samudragupta
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Supersonic cruise missile
Explanation:
BRAHMOS is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster engine as its first stage which brings it to supersonic speed and then gets separated.
Correct Answer: Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.
Explanation:
Dadra and Nagar Haveli was the conflict in which the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli passed from Portuguese rule to Indian Union rule in 1954. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were small Portuguese overseas territories, part of Portuguese India from 1779 until 1954.
Correct Answer: India and Australia
Explanation:
Indian Air Force (IAF) has participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 at Darwin, Australia. Sixteen different nations from across the globe, including French Air Force (FAF) participated in this exercise.
Correct Answer: Japan
Explanation:
India finalised an Open Skies Agreement with Japan, allowing designated airlines of both signatory countries to operate freely. This is likely to be formalised during Japanese Prime Minister Shino Abe?s visit to India later this month. The agreement may allow airlines from Japan to fly directly to Chennai and Bengaluru. All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and Air India are the only carriers that connect the two countries, now.
Correct Answer: Number of females per thousand males
Correct Answer: Borrowings and other liabilities
Correct Answer: Harmonics present
Correct Answer: Ashoka
Explanation:
Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the third century BCE after the Third Buddhist council by Mahinda Bhikkhu, son of Emperor Ashoka.
Correct Answer: Thermal power plants
Explanation:
About 65% of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest by 10% from other alternate sources like solar, wind, biomass etc.
India is the sixth largest in terms of power generation.
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