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- Question
When the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was set up?
Options- A. 1952
- B. 1959
- C. 1964
- D. 1969
- Correct Answer
- 1969
ExplanationThe Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency of the Government of India was set up in the year 1969, headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.
- 1. The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called
Options- A. oxidation
- B. hydrolysis
- C. carbonation
- D. solution Discuss
- 2. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
Options- A. Commercial agriculture
- B. Extensive agriculture
- C. plantation agriculture
- D. subsistence agriculture Discuss
- 3. A dual-layer DVD is valued because it:
Options- A. Can hold more data
- B. Contains a backup of the data stored
- C. Uses a second layer to offer a speed increase
- D. Creates alternative sound tracks Discuss
- 4. Badrinath is situated on the bank of river
Options- A. Ganga
- B. Yamuna
- C. Alaknanda
- D. Saraswathi Discuss
- 5. The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as
Options- A. one sidereal day
- B. one solar day
- C. both the terms are similar, so any of these may be used
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 6. Plants that grow in saline water are called
Options- A. halophytes
- B. hydrophytes
- C. mesophytes
- D. thallophytes Discuss
- 7. The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.
Options- A. 1/40 th
- B. 1/50 th
- C. 1/60 th
- D. 1/20 th Discuss
- 8. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of
Options- A. Rajiv Gandhi
- B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- C. Indira Gandhi
- D. Acharya Discuss
- 9. In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
Options- A. 1940s
- B. 1950s
- C. 1960s
- D. 1980s Discuss
- 10. Modem stands for...
Options- A. Modulator Demodulater
- B. Monetary Devaluation Exchange Mechanism
- C. Memory Demagnetization
- D. Monetary Demarkation Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: oxidation
Correct Answer: subsistence agriculture
Correct Answer: Can hold more data
Correct Answer: Alaknanda
Correct Answer: one sidereal day
Correct Answer: halophytes
Correct Answer: 1/50 th
Correct Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
Correct Answer: 1960s
Explanation:
The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).
Correct Answer: Modulator Demodulater
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